[opendtv] Re: News: Television industry faces dark times
- From: "John Willkie" <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:05:25 -0700
So, manual overrides are the answer? This would be so simple to do
automatically if
1) PSIP was closely bound to station presentation systems (preferably on a
frame-accurate basis)
2) Tivo, etc relied on PSIP.
No human intervention required. With just a few simple constraints on PSIP
(having to do with the scope of the event_id field), the units could even
track swapping or moving episodes without need for an external EPG. No
change required to the PSIP spec, either, since it wouldn't conflict with
any provision in the spec.
The mechanism exists today in PSIP; the big hang-up is the tie-in to
automation/program management. And, the current 'less than full embrace' of
PSIP by station/network management/business folk.
As for playing roles, I'm talking to folk, while looking towards what "fresh
hell" mobile and handheld will bring about.
John Willkie
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De: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] En
nombre de Craig Birkmaier
Enviado el: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 9:49 AM
Para: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Asunto: [opendtv] Re: News: Television industry faces dark times
At 8:29 AM -0700 7/16/08, John Willkie wrote:
>Both of you are engaged in legacy thinking.
>
>When Fox extends the end of the "American Idol" finale beyond the scheduled
>closing time -- on the fly on the East Coast -- just how does a Tivo record
>the actual winner to disk?
>
>(hint: it doesn't.)
That depends on the person programming the Tivo, or any PVR for that
matter. My Scientific Atlanta PVR shows the scheduled recording time
for the event. I can easily extend this IF I think the event may run
longer than scheduled. I do this all the time when I record sporting
events.
By the way, the same is true for programming a VCR.
>
>When the game goes into double overtime, how does Tivo get the most
critical
>moment of the basketball game.
One could hope that someday there will be a way to signal program
overruns in the metadata. You might even play a role in this with
your PSIP tools.
>
>(hint: it doesn't.)
>
>Tivo records the length of the projected show, not the actual length.
Again, only if this is how you program it.
>
>The "fixes" are complicated and many (Tivo doesn't use PSIP, so 'just'
>fixing PSIP doesn't solve the problem.)
Theproblem is that the folks who produce the PSIP could care less
about your PVR - but they might like the ability to shut it off...
;-)
Regards
Craig
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