Re: [mythtv-users] Transcoding settings for DVB source
Yup, looking forward to that when 0.17 goes binary for FC2 :P Thanks for hint. I thought that would be possible when I was reading about the Jobqueus this morning on the Wiki. Good to know I was on the right track :P Cheers, Dave On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 23:59:50 -0500 (EST), Chris Pinkham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I managed to get this working, thanks. I transcoded a 30 minute show > > to MPEG4 which made it frop from 1.6Gig to ~700MB, which is a nice > > size, and still good quality. My question is, is this some unique > > MPEG4 container, or is it normal DivX/XviD? The reason I ask is even > > when I download the whole NUV file to my windows box, none of my media > > players will play it even when I rename the file to .avi yet my > > Windows box normally plays DivX/XviD just fine. > > > > My ultimate plan is to be able to transcode some recordings to XviD so > > I can play them on the train on my PDA whilst also being able to leave > > the original high quality show on my Myth box. > > I think you want nuvexport if you want .avi files. You could even > have nuvexport run automatically for some shows using Myth's > JobQueue. Just setup a custom User Job to run nuvexport and turn it > on for whichever scheduled recordings you want to automatically create > a .avi file for. > > -- > > Chris > > > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > -- GMAIL is 'da bomb babyYEAH ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Transcoding settings for DVB source
> I managed to get this working, thanks. I transcoded a 30 minute show > to MPEG4 which made it frop from 1.6Gig to ~700MB, which is a nice > size, and still good quality. My question is, is this some unique > MPEG4 container, or is it normal DivX/XviD? The reason I ask is even > when I download the whole NUV file to my windows box, none of my media > players will play it even when I rename the file to .avi yet my > Windows box normally plays DivX/XviD just fine. > > My ultimate plan is to be able to transcode some recordings to XviD so > I can play them on the train on my PDA whilst also being able to leave > the original high quality show on my Myth box. I think you want nuvexport if you want .avi files. You could even have nuvexport run automatically for some shows using Myth's JobQueue. Just setup a custom User Job to run nuvexport and turn it on for whichever scheduled recordings you want to automatically create a .avi file for. -- Chris ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Transcoding settings for DVB source
Cheers Andy, I managed to get this working, thanks. I transcoded a 30 minute show to MPEG4 which made it frop from 1.6Gig to ~700MB, which is a nice size, and still good quality. My question is, is this some unique MPEG4 container, or is it normal DivX/XviD? The reason I ask is even when I download the whole NUV file to my windows box, none of my media players will play it even when I rename the file to .avi yet my Windows box normally plays DivX/XviD just fine. My ultimate plan is to be able to transcode some recordings to XviD so I can play them on the train on my PDA whilst also being able to leave the original high quality show on my Myth box. Cheers, Dave On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 16:09:22 +, Andy Whitworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I must admit to being confused by the whole transcoding setup > for DVB MPEG2 source :-) The "standard" out of the box settings > had the Recording Profiles transcoding settings set to transcode > to RTjpeg - this resulted in transcoded file sizes being generated > which were several times greater than the original. Changing the > codec to MPEG4 results in a file size of about the same as the > original *but* I lose the automatic widescreen detection when > playing back the transcoded program, hence my original q. > > Perhaps I should rephrase the original question and ask whether > anyone out there uses transcoding with a DVB source and what > transcoding settings they use ? > > Is it possible to cut adverts from an original DVB source program > recorded in MPEG2 and save the transcoded file back in MPEG2 > format ? > > Andy. > > > On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 00:29:52 +1000, David Whyte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey Andy, > > > > How exactly do you configure which format to transcode to? Is it > > merely a case of Myth knowing which format it is going to encode from > > (in my DVB-T case, it is MPEG2) and therefore, you don't actually > > assign a recording profile option anywhere, you just configure the > > MPEG2 entry in Setup > TV Playback > Recording Profiles? > > > > I have never really understood it and never gotten it to work :( > > > > Cheers, > > Dave > > > > > > On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 21:43:34 +, Andy Whitworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I've just edited commercials out of a DVB sourced program and the > > > resultant > > > transcoded file size was about 3x the original!! So I looked at my > > > transcoding > > > settings and changed the target coded to MPEG4 from RTjpeg. This results > > > in smaller file sizes i.e. less than the original rather than more :-) > > > BUT, the transcoded program seems to have "forgotten" that it's a > > > widescreen > > > program and starts playing in 4:3 format. If I change the ratio to > > > 16:9 manually > > > then it looks fine *but* I have to manually switch aspect ratio whereas > > > the > > > pre-transcoded original would automatically detect and switch to 16:9. > > > > > > Is there anything I can do to set transcoding to preserve the automatic > > > widescreen detection ? > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Andy. > > > > > > > > > ___ > > > mythtv-users mailing list > > > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > GMAIL is 'da bomb babyYEAH > > > -- GMAIL is 'da bomb babyYEAH ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Transcoding settings for DVB source
Hey Andy, How exactly do you configure which format to transcode to? Is it merely a case of Myth knowing which format it is going to encode from (in my DVB-T case, it is MPEG2) and therefore, you don't actually assign a recording profile option anywhere, you just configure the MPEG2 entry in Setup > TV Playback > Recording Profiles? I have never really understood it and never gotten it to work :( Cheers, Dave On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 21:43:34 +, Andy Whitworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I've just edited commercials out of a DVB sourced program and the resultant > transcoded file size was about 3x the original!! So I looked at my > transcoding > settings and changed the target coded to MPEG4 from RTjpeg. This results > in smaller file sizes i.e. less than the original rather than more :-) > BUT, the transcoded program seems to have "forgotten" that it's a widescreen > program and starts playing in 4:3 format. If I change the ratio to > 16:9 manually > then it looks fine *but* I have to manually switch aspect ratio whereas the > pre-transcoded original would automatically detect and switch to 16:9. > > Is there anything I can do to set transcoding to preserve the automatic > widescreen detection ? > > Cheers, > > Andy. > > > ___ > mythtv-users mailing list > mythtv-users@mythtv.org > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > -- GMAIL is 'da bomb babyYEAH ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Transcoding settings for DVB source
Hi, I've just edited commercials out of a DVB sourced program and the resultant transcoded file size was about 3x the original!! So I looked at my transcoding settings and changed the target coded to MPEG4 from RTjpeg. This results in smaller file sizes i.e. less than the original rather than more :-) BUT, the transcoded program seems to have "forgotten" that it's a widescreen program and starts playing in 4:3 format. If I change the ratio to 16:9 manually then it looks fine *but* I have to manually switch aspect ratio whereas the pre-transcoded original would automatically detect and switch to 16:9. Is there anything I can do to set transcoding to preserve the automatic widescreen detection ? Cheers, Andy. ___ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
