[mythtv-users] DVB budget card - prebuffering pause
For some reasons I newly setup my mythtv-box. Now the playback of the mpeg2-stream of my DVB-T card (Aver DBV-T 771) is jerking, on the console there is an output like 2006-01-06 09:25:44.260 Realtime priority would require SUID as root. 2006-01-06 09:25:44.296 Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV 2006-01-06 09:25:44.563 Video timing method: SGI OpenGL 2006-01-06 09:25:45.366 prebuffering pause 2006-01-06 09:25:46.330 prebuffering pause 2006-01-06 09:25:47.376 prebuffering pause 2006-01-06 09:25:48.541 prebuffering pause The prebuffering pause seems to be the problem, as it didn't appear in my last setup.. the cpu usage is 100%, but in former times it has been around 3% when I started watching LiveTV.. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Manual Recording
Hi folks, I have an issue manually recording, by pressing the r button. I searched the list and found exactly the same question dated June 2003. And exactly the same problem. I use S-Video input on Hauppaugh 150 on PAL system. I used wilsonet.com/mythtv as reference and created the mysql db exactly as described. MyMythTV 0.18 (installed from rpms, running on Via SP13000, on Fedora Core 4) responds to the r button but when pressing the s button, in the console, I see first of all QMYSQL3: Unable to execute query message and then Segmentation Fault. Is manual recording supported at all? What is wrong with pressing the s button? And why, segmentaion fault, which is a very critical error, occurs? Thanks, And Happy New Year! ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Adding movies to MythTV
Hello everybody!I'd like to add external movies in different formats, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, etc. to MythTV.The same goes for mp3 and photos.I couldn't find any documentation related to how can I do it.Thanks. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] NuppelVideo container format
Hi folks,I have a theoretical question about the NuppelVideo container formatused by MythTV.Why does it save video in this format and not in MPEG-2 video stream?As I understand saving MPEG-2 video stream in NuppelVideo format is very much space-consuming.Thus for instance 1,756MB Myth native format can be saved in DVDquality but as much as 899MB only!!! It's twice bigger than the DVDquality.Why Myth format is so large and why can't it be saved in raw MPEG-2 video stream for later playback?Thanks in advance. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] NuppelVideo container format
Let's make it clearer, for instance, I use WinTV-PVR-150, it has MPEG-2 encoder, right? So why files stored on hard disk are still in NuppelVideo format?On 11/27/05, Donavan Stanley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 11/27/05, Felix Rubinstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why does it save video in this format and not in MPEG-2 video stream? If you're using a hardware encoder cars it IS mpeg2 not a nupplevideo. Why Myth format is so large and why can't it be saved in raw MPEG-2 video stream for later playback? You should REALLY search the mailing lists... This topic has been covered to death. ___mythtv-users mailing listmythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] NuppelVideo container format
Guys, thanks for such a prompt reply! But I think you miss the point. Those of you who read the last issue of Linux journal, the Advanced MythTV Video Processingarticle must note, I citate: Although digital TV recordings are an MPEG-2 video stream, the NuppelVideo container format used by MythTV is specific to MythTV and is not supported by most video player software. To watch the videos with anything other than a MythTV front end, you must convert them to a format with a wider selection of players. I need to use mythtranscode tool to convert the MythTV recordings into more widely supported formats, means it's not MPEG-2 format. Additionally, as I understood, if you take a file in Myth native format with resolution 704x480 which size is 1,756MB after decoding it to DVD (i.e. MPEG-2) format, the file will shrink to 899MB. Now is the one million dollar question, why the native file (original) is so large? Another example, what if I have PVR which has DivX encoding capabilities, whould MythTV save it in DivX (as I expect it to be), or in its native format? Thank you. On 11/27/05, Michael T. Dean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Brad DerManouelian wrote: On Nov 27, 2005, at 11:02 AM, Felix Rubinstein wrote: On 11/27/05, * Donavan Stanley* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 11/27/05, *Felix Rubinstein* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why does it save video in this format and not in MPEG-2 video stream? If you're using a hardware encoder cars it IS mpeg2 not a nupplevideo. Why Myth format is so large and why can't it be saved in raw MPEG-2 video stream for later playback? You should REALLY search the mailing lists...This topic has been covered to death. Let's make it clearer, for instance, I use WinTV-PVR-150, it has MPEG-2 encoder, right? So why files stored on hard disk are still in NuppelVideo format?They're not. They have a .nuv extension, but are in mpeg-2 format. Try working with them as mpeg-2 files and you won't have a problem.If you want proof, try file:$ file 1018_2005011516_2005011517.nuv1018_2005011516_2005011517.nuv: MPEG system stream data This isn't Windows.File extensions mean nothing.Some broken operating systems decided to use file extensions as a way ofidentifying file types because they couldn't figure out how to do itright.*nix doesn't suffer from this inherent limitation of those other OS's.Mike___mythtv-users mailing listmythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] no Tuner0 option in front end
Michael T. Dean wrote: Felix wrote: Nick wrote: On 9/1/05, Felix [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've switched TV provider, and the new one doesn't have the converter. So, the signal comes straight from coax wire. I set up video source, and linked Tuner0 input connection to this source, however, when I start front end, I can only alternate (by pressing C) between SVideo0 and Composite0. Obviously, both of these aren't showing much. Has anybody seen this? How can I tell MythTV to get input from Tuner? Have you set up the channel names and numbers/frequencies for Tuner0? Without these, MythTV is unable to tune to the channels on Tuner0. Also, make sure your tuner is working with the correct driver and that the device exists on the system. I am pretty sure about the second part - I can watch TV in gmplayer (I meant to mention that but forgot, sorry ;-). As far the first part - set up channel numbers/frequencies, I think you misunderstood my problem.. I don't think he did. ;) or rather I wasn't clear in explaining it. I think you were. It's not that I can't switch channels on Tuner0; the problem is that I can't get MythTV to receive input from Tuner0 input. Changing inputs on the card (by pressing C only goes from Composite 0 to SVideo 0 and back). I also noticed one other peculiar thing. If I set up ptune-ui.pl to Tuner0 and then start MythTV, I get the input! However, the line says Composite 0. Apparently, MythTV doesn't do anything with the input source; but for wahtever reason, it doesn't know about Tuner0 being a possible source. Pressing C at that moment goes back to SVideo and (real) Composite - obviously, with no signal now! And speaking of channel switching - I can't switch channels in MythTV, either (but it isn't surprising, since apparently MythTV thinks that it is Composite, and sends switch channel signal to the wrong input). And I can switch channels on ptune-ui. This--like Nick was trying to say--is the exact behavior you would get if you had set up your capture card but had not yet set up channels for the video source. So, how about answering Nick's question? Have you set up the channel names and numbers/frequencies for Tuner0? Mike ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users ok, then I don't know where and how should I set up the channel names and numbers/frequencies for Tuner0... There is a channel editor in setup... but it doesn't seem that I can set up anything there (or rather, all the defaults that I got from zap2it look OK). And there is nothing in front end setup that would allow me to do that... Can you please hint :-[ Thx Felix ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] no Tuner0 option in front end
Chad wrote: On 9/1/05, Felix [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Michael T. Dean wrote: Felix wrote: Nick wrote: On 9/1/05, Felix [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've switched TV provider, and the new one doesn't have the converter. So, the signal comes straight from coax wire. I set up video source, and linked Tuner0 input connection to this source, however, when I start front end, I can only alternate (by pressing C) between SVideo0 and Composite0. Obviously, both of these aren't showing much. Has anybody seen this? How can I tell MythTV to get input from Tuner? Have you set up the channel names and numbers/frequencies for Tuner0? Without these, MythTV is unable to tune to the channels on Tuner0. Also, make sure your tuner is working with the correct driver and that the device exists on the system. I am pretty sure about the second part - I can watch TV in gmplayer (I meant to mention that but forgot, sorry ;-). As far the first part - set up channel numbers/frequencies, I think you misunderstood my problem.. I don't think he did. ;) or rather I wasn't clear in explaining it. I think you were. It's not that I can't switch channels on Tuner0; the problem is that I can't get MythTV to receive input from Tuner0 input. Changing inputs on the card (by pressing C only goes from Composite 0 to SVideo 0 and back). I also noticed one other peculiar thing. If I set up ptune-ui.pl to Tuner0 and then start MythTV, I get the input! However, the line says Composite 0. Apparently, MythTV doesn't do anything with the input source; but for wahtever reason, it doesn't know about Tuner0 being a possible source. Pressing C at that moment goes back to SVideo and (real) Composite - obviously, with no signal now! And speaking of channel switching - I can't switch channels in MythTV, either (but it isn't surprising, since apparently MythTV thinks that it is Composite, and sends switch channel signal to the wrong input). And I can switch channels on ptune-ui. This--like Nick was trying to say--is the exact behavior you would get if you had set up your capture card but had not yet set up channels for the video source. So, how about answering Nick's question? Have you set up the channel names and numbers/frequencies for Tuner0? Mike ok, then I don't know where and how should I set up the channel names and numbers/frequencies for Tuner0... There is a channel editor in setup... but it doesn't seem that I can set up anything there (or rather, all the defaults that I got from zap2it look OK). And there is nothing in front end setup that would allow me to do that... Can you please hint :-[ Thx Felix ___ In mythtv-setup you define a capture card. After that, I think it's option 4, Input Connections. In that screen you assign a Video Source (which you assumably setup) to an input on your tuner. So, you would assign, say your OTA channels to your Television option in Input Connections. The OTA channels are setup in the Video Source screen. Hopefully that all makes sense and points you in the right direction. Good Luck. Chad, I *did* set up Capture card with input from Tuner0. And I *did* set up Video sources to my cable company. And I *did* set up input connection (indeed option 4) to link this video source with the capture card. And I *looked* in Channel Editor after I ran myfilldatabase - everything looks OK. So, it all makes sense but doesn't move me too far :-( . I still don't understand the comment earlier about setting up channel numbers/frequencies. If anybody can elaborate, I would greatly appreciate! That said, I noticed something that may be relevant to this problem. When I set up Input connection for my combination (Tuner 0 - CableCompany) I set up the starting channel. As long as I don't start front end (that is, exit and start mythtvsetup) - the value stays. But as soon as I start (and then exit) frontend and then start setup - the value in the Starting channel field is gone. Maybe it's related - maybe it's not. But either way I am very confused by references to channel numbers. I did install MythTV several times on different computers (FC3 and FC4). I don't claim to be an expert by any means; but I think I checked the obvious places... I humbly suspect that there is a bug, and I'd like to do my best to troubleshoot... Thanks Felix ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] no Tuner0 option in front end
Nick wrote: On 9/2/05, Felix [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip I *did* set up Capture card with input from Tuner0. And I *did* set up Video sources to my cable company. And I *did* set up input connection (indeed option 4) to link this video source with the capture card. And I *looked* in Channel Editor after I ran myfilldatabase - everything looks OK. So, it all makes sense but doesn't move me too far :-( . I still don't understand the comment earlier about setting up channel numbers/frequencies. If anybody can elaborate, I would greatly appreciate! That said, I noticed something that may be relevant to this problem. When I set up Input connection for my combination (Tuner 0 - CableCompany) I set up the starting channel. As long as I don't start front end (that is, exit and start mythtvsetup) - the value stays. But as soon as I start (and then exit) frontend and then start setup - the value in the Starting channel field is gone. Maybe it's related - maybe it's not. But either way I am very confused by references to channel numbers. Sorry to confuse you earlier. When using a conventional tuner, MythTV needs to know 4 (minimum) defined numbers to work correctly when tuning to a channel: chanid - a unique number given to any particular channel; channum - a number you use to label the channel (typically cable/tuner channel number); freqid - the channel that the tuner actually tunes to; and sourceid - a unique number for the recording source the channel is on You need to make sure that for your tuner input, you have channels correctly defined in your database (you can check this in mythtvsetup in channels settings, or in the actual database). If you're happy looking further at the database, I recommend using phpMyAdmin to check the mythconverg database for obvious issues (check the capturecard, cardinput and channel tables). If you do find any and make changes, remember the backend must be restarted. Channel numbers therefore, can be defined by you when setting up the system, to a recognisable number. Channel frequencies however need to match the station to actually tune in on, and therefore needs to be correctly input. I hope this helps to clear up your confusion, Nick oookey; confusion is (almost) gone - thanks! after I ran filldatabase, the channels got populated. The numbers on the screen match the values in channel table (yes, I am quite familiar with phpMyAdmin). The channum and freqid fields are the same; but that is expected. Other tables (capturecard, cardinput, videosource) look reasonable as well. now, I hate to repeat myself, but I don't understand how that relates to the problem that I am experiencing! frontend doesn't list Tuner0 as one of the inputs; I don't get so far to be able to switch channels! I realize that you guys are trying to help solve *my* problem, and I appreciate it; and I feel that you know the answer - if only I could explain the problem properly and we could address the issue at hand. So, if I sound a little frustrated - I apologize in advance :-) ! Thanks in davance Felix ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] no Tuner0 option in front end
Kevin Kuphal wrote: Felix wrote: oookey; confusion is (almost) gone - thanks! after I ran filldatabase, the channels got populated. The numbers on the screen match the values in channel table (yes, I am quite familiar with phpMyAdmin). The channum and freqid fields are the same; but that is expected. Other tables (capturecard, cardinput, videosource) look reasonable as well. now, I hate to repeat myself, but I don't understand how that relates to the problem that I am experiencing! frontend doesn't list Tuner0 as one of the inputs; I don't get so far to be able to switch channels! I realize that you guys are trying to help solve *my* problem, and I appreciate it; and I feel that you know the answer - if only I could explain the problem properly and we could address the issue at hand. So, if I sound a little frustrated - I apologize in advance :-) ! This may be too simplistic, but did you restart your mythbackend service after redefining the tuner? Kevin ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users OMFG... That was it! I feel so stupid now! Thanks Felix ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] no Tuner0 option in front end
I've switched TV provider, and the new one doesn't have the converter. So, the signal comes straight from coax wire. I set up video source, and linked Tuner0 input connection to this source, however, when I start front end, I can only alternate (by pressing C) between SVideo0 and Composite0. Obviously, both of these aren't showing much. Has anybody seen this? How can I tell MythTV to get input from Tuner? I have Hauppauge 150MCE, and FC4, and MythTV 0.18.1 Thanks in advance Felix ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] no Tuner0 option in front end
Nick wrote: On 9/1/05, Felix [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've switched TV provider, and the new one doesn't have the converter. So, the signal comes straight from coax wire. I set up video source, and linked Tuner0 input connection to this source, however, when I start front end, I can only alternate (by pressing C) between SVideo0 and Composite0. Obviously, both of these aren't showing much. Has anybody seen this? How can I tell MythTV to get input from Tuner? Have you set up the channel names and numbers/frequencies for Tuner0? Without these, MythTV is unable to tune to the channels on Tuner0. Also, make sure your tuner is working with the correct driver and that the device exists on the system. Nick ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users Nick, I am pretty sure about the second part - I can watch TV in gmplayer (I meant to mention that but forgot, sorry ;-). As far the first part - set up channel numbers/frequencies, I think you misunderstood my problem.. or rather I wasn't clear in explaining it. It's not that I can't switch channels on Tuner0; the problem is that I can't get MythTV to receive input from Tuner0 input. Changing inputs on the card (by pressing C only goes from Composite 0 to SVideo 0 and back). I also noticed one other peculiar thing. If I set up ptune-ui.pl to Tuner0 and then start MythTV, I get the input! However, the line says Composite 0. Apparently, MythTV doesn't do anything with the input source; but for wahtever reason, it doesn't know about Tuner0 being a possible source. Pressing C at that moment goes back to SVideo and (real) Composite - obviously, with no signal now! And speaking of channel switching - I can't switch channels in MythTV, either (but it isn't surprising, since apparently MythTV thinks that it is Composite, and sends switch channel signal to the wrong input). And I can switch channels on ptune-ui. Thanks much Felix ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] no audio in dvdauthor step
Nick wrote: On 8/18/05, Felix [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I tried both ProjectX and MythBurn (including just running mythtvburn.sh script) and I have the same problem: dvdauthor produces nothing in AUDIO directory, and as result no sound. The xyz.mpg (above) is absolutely fine, that is with sound and video and excellent quality. Mythtvburn is more complex sequence (since it generates XML for dvdauthor that includes menus, etc) - but the actual file after bringing the streams back together that goes into dvdauthor has all the sounds as well. I have FC4, ProjectX 0.82, dvdauthor 0.6.11 mjpegtools mplex-2 version 1.6.3-rc1 (2.2.3) I think I am so-so close, so any advice would be greatly appreciated! Is the problem that the resulting file contains no audio track at all, or is it that the audio track is present but silent. I have many DVB recordings which contain 2 audio tracks of which one is silent, which could explain the problem you're having. Does ProjectX demux more than 1 audio track? Nick Carl Lewis wrote: Yep. Regularly demux local show containing DD2 and pcm soundtracks (and burn both to resulting DVD) Cheers Carl Nick, I wish I could answer, but I don't even understand the question :-[ (as it is painfully obvious, I am quite new to this multimedia stuff). The resulting file that is created by mplex has sound - it can be played in mplayer just fine. Does it have 1 audio track or two (and dvdauthor finds the silent one) - I don't know, and I have no idea how to check. But is sounds quite plausible - then my question becomes, how do I instruct dvdauthor to use the correct audio track, and not the silent one? Carl, demux (which as I understand, is done by ProjectX, right?) produces two files - 1 video (*.m2v) and 1 audio (*.mpa). Are you saying that it should produce second audio file (*.mp2 maybe)? Do I understand your question correctly? Does my question make sense? Thanks Felix ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] no audio in dvdauthor step
Jens Baumeister wrote: On 8/15/05, Ian Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey there. my setup - Mythtv 18.1 with DVB-T cards in Sydney. I recorded some shows for a friend, then said I would put the shows on DVD. Boy, do I regret that. I cannot believe how @#$ hard this is ( especially using bloody Windows ) Easiest Linux-only way I know off: 1. Use ProjectX (http://sourceforge.net/projects/project-x ) to demux the DVB stream / cut out commercials I do this via X11, but I've seen a CLI-way to use it somewhere in the archives. 2. Use mplex to bring the streams back together: mplex -f 8 -o xyz.mpg xyz.m2v xyz.mp2 3. copy the resulting mpg into a DVD file system with dvdauthor: dvdauthor -o DVD xyz.mpg 4. Repeat 1-3 until you have all the stuff you want on the DVD 5. Finalize the DVD file system: dvdauthor -T -o DVD 6. Put a blankDVD in your DVD writer and burn the stuff: growisofs -Z /dev/WHATEVER-YOUR-DVD-WRITER-IS -dvd-video DVD On my underpowered PIII 600, the whole process takes about 45 Minutes for an average movie. Jens I tried both ProjectX and MythBurn (including just running mythtvburn.sh script) and I have the same problem: dvdauthor produces nothing in AUDIO directory, and as result no sound. The xyz.mpg (above) is absolutely fine, that is with sound and video and excellent quality. Mythtvburn is more complex sequence (since it generates XML for dvdauthor that includes menus, etc) - but the actual file after bringing the streams back together that goes into dvdauthor has all the sounds as well. I have FC4, ProjectX 0.82, dvdauthor 0.6.11 mjpegtools mplex-2 version 1.6.3-rc1 (2.2.3) I think I am so-so close, so any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks Felix ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Burning DVDs from mpeg2/nuv
Jesse Adelman wrote: Here's my announcement for my DVD show burning guide, which may help you: https://www.ilikelinux.com/Announcements/news_item.2005-07-08.2710984307 As it says, please e-mail me if there are major boo-boos. And, yes, you have to, temporarily at least, accept the SSL cert that is offered to view the page. Enjoy, Jesse Adelman -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Jesse Adelman http://www.boldandbusted.com/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users Jesse, I followed your instructions. There are couple differences compared to my previous (default) settings. So, I set DVD-Special 2 in MythTV settings; I made sure that the avidemux2 settings are DVD (for Video), FFm AC3 for audio, A Process (F6) is selected, and for output format I tried Mpeg A+V (PS) and Mpeg A+V (TS) (I don't have an option for *just* Mpeg A+V). I still get the same error after the index is generated: Beware: No valid audio codec found. Save(A+V) will generate bad AVI. Save audio will work. That, and the picture becomes square. Any idea what could be missing? Should I install a codec separately? I am using FC4, Avidemux 2.0.42 Thanks in advance Felix ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Burning DVDs from mpeg2/nuv
Felix wrote: Jesse Adelman wrote: Here's my announcement for my DVD show burning guide, which may help you: https://www.ilikelinux.com/Announcements/news_item.2005-07-08.2710984307 As it says, please e-mail me if there are major boo-boos. And, yes, you have to, temporarily at least, accept the SSL cert that is offered to view the page. Enjoy, Jesse Adelman -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Jesse Adelman http://www.boldandbusted.com/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users Jesse, I followed your instructions. There are couple differences compared to my previous (default) settings. So, I set DVD-Special 2 in MythTV settings; I made sure that the avidemux2 settings are DVD (for Video), FFm AC3 for audio, A Process (F6) is selected, and for output format I tried Mpeg A+V (PS) and Mpeg A+V (TS) (I don't have an option for *just* Mpeg A+V). I still get the same error after the index is generated: Beware: No valid audio codec found. Save(A+V) will generate bad AVI. Save audio will work. That, and the picture becomes square. Any idea what could be missing? Should I install a codec separately? I am using FC4, Avidemux 2.0.42 Thanks in advance Felix ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users Forgot to mention - I am using PVR-150 Felix ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Burning DVDs from mpeg2/nuv
Felix wrote: Felix wrote: Jesse Adelman wrote: Here's my announcement for my DVD show burning guide, which may help you: https://www.ilikelinux.com/Announcements/news_item.2005-07-08.2710984307 As it says, please e-mail me if there are major boo-boos. And, yes, you have to, temporarily at least, accept the SSL cert that is offered to view the page. Enjoy, Jesse Adelman -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Jesse Adelman http://www.boldandbusted.com/ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Jesse, I followed your instructions. There are couple differences compared to my previous (default) settings. So, I set DVD-Special 2 in MythTV settings; I made sure that the avidemux2 settings are DVD (for Video), FFm AC3 for audio, A Process (F6) is selected, and for output format I tried Mpeg A+V (PS) and Mpeg A+V (TS) (I don't have an option for *just* Mpeg A+V). I still get the same error after the index is generated: Beware: No valid audio codec found. Save(A+V) will generate bad AVI. Save audio will work. That, and the picture becomes square. Any idea what could be missing? Should I install a codec separately? I am using FC4, Avidemux 2.0.42 Thanks in advance Felix Forgot to mention - I am using PVR-150 Felix Sorry, for multiple posts, but I just noticed something that seems important (although, I have to admit - it doesn't say much to me :-[ ) - Editor :Audio streamer initialized Unknown codec : 80 Anybody knows how to fix it? Felix ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Archiving Shows to DVD
Paul, I did indeed had the output set to AVI. However, changing to MPEG Video didn't make any difference. Should I use any particular options on Video or Audio groups? Thx Felix Paul Bouchier-Hayes wrote: Felix, When using avidemux2 make sure you change the output option to MPEG, it looks like you have it set to AVI. I made the same mistake when I first started using it. PBH On 8/6/05, Felix [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 3. Instructions from mythtv docs http://mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-22.html#ss22.20 (http://mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-22.html#ss22.20): Step 2 says Run *avidemux2* and open the .nuv file which corresponds with the program you wish to burn to DVD. when I do that, avidemux2 tells me that This looks like mpeg. Do you want to index it?. Sure... When I click on Scan file for audio stream, it finds Mpeg audio 0: 2 channels, 384 kbps shift 66s. So, indexing goes for couple minutes, and then it tells Beware: No valid audio codec found! Save(A+V) will generate bad AVI. Save audio will work. Not only that, but the picture becomes square (say, 4x4 instead of 4x3) and all objects deformed. Any ideas? Please! Felix ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Archiving Shows to DVD
Carl Lewis wrote: Felix wrote: I tried three options and all three failed in one way or another :-( . I'll try to describe them here, and if somebody notices some glarious goofs (or not so glarious) - I would greatly appreciate the feedback. I am fairly new to DVD authoring, and to MythTV, and I *have* to burn the shows on DVD for my reputation to survive... 1. mythburn. I got quite far with this... I downloaded from sourceforge http://sourceforge.net/projects/mythburn/ (http://sourceforge.net/projects/mythburn/), tinkered with install.sh (changed directories and user/group names) and successfully ran it: MythWeb is installed at /var/www/html/mythweb Installing DVD Menu option into MythWeb However, there is no DVD menu option - there are *no* options under MythWeb. I restarted backend, just in case - is there any last steps to configure mythweb to enable this option? Any ideas? Please! Felix Felix, I haven't tried mythburn, I have tried the other two and have found option 4 (ProjectX/dvdauthor) better :-) Not perfect, but better. ProjectX allows you to cut out unwanted segments without stuffing the audio/video sync, the other two caused me problems in that area. The only problem I've had with ProjectX/dvdauthor is that the burnt discs won't play perfectly in some DVD players. Seems to be something causing jumping/looping problems. But hey, they work fine in mine (Pioneer). cheers Carl. Carl, ProjectX seemed too daunting... too many packages to choose from, and completely not clear what's needed for what! Maybe after 3 failures I wasn't adventures to try yet another option :-\ Anyway, I made some more progress with mythburn. First, I figured that there are *two* mythwebs. One is an option in mythfrontend (Information Center - Web) that is empty for me; and another is php site http://localhost/mythweb (which I completely forgot about). It seems that install script puts itself as an option into that php site, but fails. Even so, I can start it directly http://localhost/mythweb/mythtvburndvd/ Generally, it has a lot of hard-coded stuff. But I am OK playing around with PHP, so I think I am getting somewhere here. If (once ;-) ) I get stuck - I'll try ProjectX. Any quick start documentation for that? Thanks Felix ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Archiving Shows to DVD
Dave Ansell wrote: Hi, My Myth box seems to have achieved a high Child Acceptance Factor (WAF not quite so good!) but unfortunately my disk is now filling up rapidly with cartoon shows which need to be watched repeatedly and never deleted! Is there a straightforward way to transfer shows to DVD in a sensible format for viewing on DVD players, etc.My recordings are from DVB-T in TS format. I have tried transcode, but it fails to run with the out-of-the box Myth settings (Myth 0.18.1 atrpms) Any pointers much appreciated. And by the way I am a complete newbie when it comes to DVD authoring.! cheers, Dave I tried three options and all three failed in one way or another :-( . I'll try to describe them here, and if somebody notices some glarious goofs (or not so glarious) - I would greatly appreciate the feedback. I am fairly new to DVD authoring, and to MythTV, and I *have* to burn the shows on DVD for my reputation to survive... 1. mythburn. I got quite far with this... I downloaded from sourceforge http://sourceforge.net/projects/mythburn/ (http://sourceforge.net/projects/mythburn/), tinkered with install.sh (changed directories and user/group names) and successfully ran it: MythWeb is installed at /var/www/html/mythweb Installing DVD Menu option into MythWeb However, there is no DVD menu option - there are *no* options under MythWeb. I restarted backend, just in case - is there any last steps to configure mythweb to enable this option? 2. nuvexport - I got RPM from here http://forevermore.net/files/nuvexport/ (http://forevermore.net/files/nuvexport/). It requires LVE library which I got from sourceforge. But LVE doesn't compile 3. Instructions from mythtv docs http://mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-22.html#ss22.20 (http://mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-22.html#ss22.20): Step 2 says Run *avidemux2* and open the .nuv file which corresponds with the program you wish to burn to DVD. when I do that, avidemux2 tells me that This looks like mpeg. Do you want to index it?. Sure... When I click on Scan file for audio stream, it finds Mpeg audio 0: 2 channels, 384 kbps shift 66s. So, indexing goes for couple minutes, and then it tells Beware: No valid audio codec found! Save(A+V) will generate bad AVI. Save audio will work. Not only that, but the picture becomes square (say, 4x4 instead of 4x3) and all objects deformed. Any ideas? Please! Felix ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Re: changechannel support for DirecTV tuner
I didn't think that I can grant permissions to the port ;-/ I know now, but it didn't help. Well, it helped in the sense that now my regular uid can run directv from command line successfully. But changing channel from inside mythfrontend doesn't work... I even started mythfrontend as root, so it is obviously not permissions problem. Any troubleshooting I can do to see if the external command is indeed sent to the box? Feels like I am s close! Thanks Felix David Morris wrote: Why not avoid sudo altogether and just grant world read/write permissions to the port? It would simplify things, and shouldn't really be a security concern on a home Linux box, especially a dedicated Myth box that only has a DirecTV receiver attached. So just chmod a+rw /dev/ttyS0 drop the sudo and see if it works then. If you're really paranoid about security you could set the group on /dev/ttyS0 to mythtv or whatever your myth login group is and likewise set the same group on the directv.pl script. Then you can just allow group read/write on the device. David Felix wrote: I got the serial cable, got the script, got some additional perl library (Time::HiRes) and everything is working fine... almost ;-/ the script directv.pl works great when I run it as root; however, as regular user, I was getting Could not open /dev/ttyS0: Permission denied. So, I set up sudo for directv.pl; and now it works from command line. However, in MythTV it still doesn't change channels... I tried the following line in mythtvsetup (Input connections - External channel change command): sudo directv.pl box_type D10-100 setup_channel (with and without sudo) but the channels don't change... Any suggestions? Thanks Felix [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there a changechannel for DirecTV tuner anywhere? http://www.pdp8.net/directv/directv.shtml ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] changechannel support for DirecTV tuner
Hi, I am trying to conrol DirecTV tuner from MythTV (DirecTV Receiver D10). I read: If you have an external tuner, such as a DirecTV or digital cable set top box, you should add |/usr/local/bin/changechannel| to your Input Connections in the mythbackend configuration GUI. The *changechannel* program is not supplied with MythTV, so this is going to be dependent on what sort of external tuner you have. Is there a changechannel for DirecTV tuner anywhere? Thanks Felix ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] audio pitch to weirdness on channel change
hi I have yet another problem. sometimes, when I change the channel in livetv, audio becomes very high pitch (minnie mouse voices) or very low pitch (monster-like) or sometimes stays / becomes normal again. I have not yet noticed this in recordings. I then have to exit live tv and enter again and everything is normal again. when I adjust playback speed with 'a' the audio still sounds the same. A/V stay in sync all the time. my setup: - fedora core 3 with atrpms's mythtv-suite but I have noticed this with debian/packages, too, both on the same system - my soundcard is snd-cmipci (cmi83??) but it's the same with snd-es1938 (ess solo-1) - k7 1700+ , 768 mb ram, nforce2 ( but the onboard sound is disabled ) - DVB with skystar2 2.6c - the problem occurs on all channels. I hope I could descibe the problem properly. thanks for answers. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] dvb: weird sound problems
hi, I have yet another problem, I hope I can decribe it properly... In live-tv, when I change to another channel, the sound becomes - sometimes higher then normal ( all people sound like mice or aliens) - sometimes deeper then normal ( all people sound like monsters ) - sometimes normal again - sometimes it stays as before (higher, deeper, normal) Sometimes means its 100% random. The problem doesn't occure in recordings ( at least I haven't noticed yet, and I tried ~10 times). I don't know by what factor the sound becomes deeper or higher, but its constant. It's very difficult to understand what people say. Audio stays in sync with video, though. It's not a soundcard / driver problem, I tried with two different cards: 1) snd_cmipci 2) snd_es1938 Only mythtv has these problems, xine mplayer work fine. my system: debian unstable, using official mythtv deb packages, skystar2 (2.6c) for dvb-s, 1,5ghz athlon, 512mb ram, nforce2 (not using onboard sound) I'm hopeful you can help me, mayby I will then (finally) have a working mythtv system Thanks in advance for your help. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] can't delete recording
I go to the recording plan, select the recording (it is currently running, i think), I press enter, select delete and press enter again. then it brings me back to recording plan and the recording is still there (so NOT deleted). The delete list does not contain my recording. thanks in advance. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] RE: black screen on watching TV if channel fucked up - how can I switch the channel?
Hi, I have another problem. Have selected a channel were I get no signal. Can anybody say me how I can switch the channel back to a working one, so that I can watch TV as before :-/? Selecting watch TV doesn't let me switch the channel anymore in this situation :-(. I have the same problem, too. This is very annoying, for every broken channel I have to do the same stupid procedure: - kill mythbackend and mythfrontend - enter mythtv-setup - change the default channel to 1 ( Why does it change the default channel, anyway ? Is it because then it starts up with the same channel watched when it was shut down ? Can I turn that off somewhere ? ) - remove the broken channel from the list. ( I don't know how to remove channels in the channel editor, so I edit its number to something 1000 ) - exit mythtv-setup - start mythbackend and mythfrontend Why does mythfrontend crash when the channel is broken ? Is there no solution to this problem ? Thank you ! ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
