# \#hdhomerun **URL:** https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/tag/hdhomerun/16.md [Latest](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/tags.md) --- ## [Recording needs to be reconverted to remove commercials](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/recording-needs-to-be-reconverted-to-remove-commercials/5296)
**Author:** [@city](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/city)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2024, 12:24am UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/recording-needs-to-be-reconverted-to-remove-commercials/5296 "2024-01-17T00:24:24Z")
Hi, Happy holidays and merry christmas! Just wanted to see If I can get some help with a particular program I’m recording… All my other recordings are working well, except for one (sportsnite) this one records the pro… --- ## [Keeping Comskip Log files](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/keeping-comskip-log-files/3717)
**Author:** [@NiceMarmut](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/NiceMarmut)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 1:02pm UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/keeping-comskip-log-files/3717 "2020-06-10T13:02:06Z")
Is there a way to have MCEBuddy not delete the Log files produced by Comskip? I’m trying to tweak custom INI files using verbose=10, and I know those Log files are generated in a Temp directory, but it goes away shortly… --- ## [Uses for HDHR guidedata API](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/uses-for-hdhr-guidedata-api/3519)
**Author:** [@mike808](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/mike808)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2020, 1:02am UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/uses-for-hdhr-guidedata-api/3519 "2020-04-02T01:02:06Z")
SiliconDust is opening a JSON API to devices that are subscribed to their DVR Guide service. The deets: XMLTV guide data - Silicondust Basically, you need to know the IP address of the tuner device(s) to get a device a… --- ## [Help Configuring MCEBuddy](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/help-configuring-mcebuddy/3407)
**Author:** [@eltanque](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/eltanque)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 1:33pm UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/help-configuring-mcebuddy/3407 "2020-01-30T13:33:50Z")
Hi, First, thanks for this tool, I’ve been using it for a long time now and it solved my problems by automating all the stuff I had to do with TV recordings. But, I think even though it works, I think I’ve some incorr… --- ## [Network/Network Affiliate Tag During Pre-Conversation](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/network-network-affiliate-tag-during-pre-conversation/3038)
**Author:** [@CoolCatDev](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/CoolCatDev)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2019, 2:57pm UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/network-network-affiliate-tag-during-pre-conversation/3038 "2019-11-15T14:57:31Z")
Hi, II’m using emby along with a HDHR Prime tuner. 'd like to use the channel name as a filter for conversion tasks, but MCEBuddy doesn’t seem to extract this info from the nfo file created by emby. In the attached log … --- ## [Good by hdhr hello tivo](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/good-by-hdhr-hello-tivo/3136)
**Author:** [@techpro2004](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/techpro2004)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 4:51pm UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/good-by-hdhr-hello-tivo/3136 "2019-09-30T16:51:08Z")
I decided to abandon silicon dust a few months ago due to their not delivering on the prime 6 and d/c ing the prime 3. I switched to tivo and I figured I would share my setup. I have a bolt vox and a few mini vox / old m… --- ## [TIP: Monitor Location Filetypes - exclude log files](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/tip-monitor-location-filetypes-exclude-log-files/2935)
**Author:** [@mike808](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/mike808)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2019, 4:11pm UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/tip-monitor-location-filetypes-exclude-log-files/2935 "2019-07-14T16:11:55Z")
I noticed the HDHR DVR produces its daily logfiles in the same root directory it records shows in. So when MCEB monitors that directory for recorded shows, it tries to match them against the media extensions. So I added… --- ## [How to prevent HDHomeRun from recording shows](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/how-to-prevent-hdhomerun-from-recording-shows/72)
**Author:** [@mcebuddy2x](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/mcebuddy2x)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2018, 5:08pm UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/how-to-prevent-hdhomerun-from-recording-shows/72 "2018-12-16T17:08:05Z")
This workaround leaves behind a “stub” 100K file in place of the original HDHomeRun video with just the original metadata so that HDHR recognizes it and doesn’t record the show again Step 1: Download the necessary file… --- ## [HDHR Extend, transcoding, and confusion](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/hdhr-extend-transcoding-and-confusion/714)
**Author:** [@lmolter54](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/lmolter54)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2018, 8:49pm UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/hdhr-extend-transcoding-and-confusion/714 "2018-03-02T20:49:42Z")
I have two HDHR Extends which are set to transcode to High Quality. This was originally set this way for the Plex DVR (which I have abandoned). My goal, and it’s only partly realized, is for the recordings to end up on P… --- ## [Audio track missing/stripped from conversion](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/audio-track-missing-stripped-from-conversion/1402)
**Author:** [@mattcool1](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/mattcool1)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2018, 11:05pm UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/audio-track-missing-stripped-from-conversion/1402 "2018-02-09T23:05:02Z")
Every run the is encoded the audio is stripped. I have tried several different format types, messing all with the audio settings, trying several different conversion profiles, and using ffmpeg as primary. I’ve attached … --- ## [MCEBuddy HDHomeRun DVR Live TV Issue](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/mcebuddy-hdhomerun-dvr-live-tv-issue/1131)
**Author:** [@ndehmer](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/ndehmer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2017, 11:16pm UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/mcebuddy-hdhomerun-dvr-live-tv-issue/1131 "2017-12-02T23:16:31Z")
Hello, I recently had to replace my PC that I had MCEBuddy running on due to a corrupt hard drive, thanks power outage. I am using HDHomeRun’s DVR to record OTA shows and then MCEBuddy to remove commercials and convert…