[mythtv] Importing files...

[Kevin Kuphal]

Joseph A. Caputo wrote:

>On Monday 27 September 2004 04:14, Neil Whelchel wrote:
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>>Hello,
>>With all of the .nuv export talk floating around, I just had to
>>ask... Why are there not any nice utilities floating around to IMPORT
>>TO .nuv? Sure mythrtanscode does work for some things, but what I am
>>really looking to do is to re-encode .avi files and .vob files to
>>.nuv.
>>Afterall, why should I have to use xine or mplayer to handle playback
>>of files with the MythVideo package when I can use mythtv as the
>>player? If you have a Myth setup, why bother with other formats, I
>>say, rip the DVD straight to .nuv and be done with it.. If you really
>>NEED to use another player for some reason, then export it at that
>>time...
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>That's what the 'Internal' player in MythVideo is for.  Why transcode 
>when Myth can natively play back pretty much any format supported by 
>ffmpeg?
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>The internal player is now quite usable (thanks, JDS) for most files, 
>though it does still have a few seeking issues with FF/REW in .avi 
>files.
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One thing I'd like to do is have an easy way to import some AVI and 
other format files into the Watch Recordings screen rather than 
MythVideo where I can enter a simple title/description and have it show up.

Kevin