on 07-04-2022 12:15
I have a v360.
when I record a film which records as two episodes, the second episode has the beginning of it missing. In other words the film does not play continuously, there is a chunk missing.
what can cause this please?
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07-04-2022 13:01 - edited 07-04-2022 13:02
A lot of broadcasters including the Channel 5 group and ITV2,3 and 4 split films in to two parts with a pointless entertainment news update in the middle. This is to take advantage of an Ofcom loophole which allows more ad breaks.Unfortunately it sometimes means a bit at the end of part 1 or start of part 2 is lost.
07-04-2022 13:01 - edited 07-04-2022 13:02
A lot of broadcasters including the Channel 5 group and ITV2,3 and 4 split films in to two parts with a pointless entertainment news update in the middle. This is to take advantage of an Ofcom loophole which allows more ad breaks.Unfortunately it sometimes means a bit at the end of part 1 or start of part 2 is lost.
on 07-04-2022 13:09
Thanks
when ihad the tivo box films were never split and I never had this happen.
since I have had this piece of junk software 360 it does it. I don’t understand.
on 11-04-2022 20:09
Hi Redlorakeet,
Thank you for reaching out to us in our community and welcome back, i have the 360 boxes and have never experienced this, the split films isn't the box this is down to the way the channel show it, have you tried changing the box to record a little earlier and run a little over to stop this.
Regards
Paul.
on 11-04-2022 20:47
Hi, yes, tried starting earlier and extending end time, makes no difference.
thanks for your advises though.
11-04-2022 23:25 - edited 11-04-2022 23:30
If I'm recording a movie that splits into two parts (epsiodes) for exmaple today The Apocalypse on Great Movies, I also record the break between the two transmissions which is generally for around 5 or six minutes, to me it's just the same as recording a few minutes of adverts..
The Apocalypse Episode 1 14:05 to 18:00 - Great Movie News 18:00 to 18:06 - The Apocalypse Episode 2 18:06 to 18:55
EDIT - Forgot to add, I would also prefer the ability to just record set times eg 14:05 to 18:00 as on the V6 for both split episodes like the above, and also to select the time of a currently unpopulated program in the EPG due for broadcast at a future date when I already know what will be airing.
on 11-04-2022 23:49
I am sure someone said they set a Seies link for films split like this and that worked.
on 11-04-2022 23:53
Hi @roy247
I've never tried that - it's so simple I never even thought of it
on 12-04-2022 00:15
Hi Dave,
I haven't tried it myself but someone said it worked and it's only a short series.
Roy
on 12-04-2022 17:22
When were the films in question broadcast? Every time I've looked at one of these scenarios on the V6 EPG it's been a continual slot rather than being split.
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