[mythtv] Importing files...

[Neil Whelchel]

On Mon, 27 Sep 2004, Joseph A. Caputo wrote:

> On Monday 27 September 2004 04:14, Neil Whelchel wrote:
> > 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...
>
> 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?
>
> 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.
>
> -JAC
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I am aware of what the the 'Internal' player in MythVideo can do. The
point is that I am a clean freak and I would like to standardize on ONE
file format and frankly the .nuv format is the best choice as it does
away with all sorts of nonsense with .avi and other formats that are not
well suited for the application. Why should I have 5+ formats of videos in
my library if the ONLY viewer I am going to use is Myth?

-Neil Whelchel-