[mythtv] Importing files...

[Damien Tanner]

Chris, can I get a copy of your code? I'm really after some category
organisation in MythVideo.

dc.


On Mon, 27 Sep 2004 11:24:51 -0700 (PDT), Neil Whelchel
<koyama at firstlight.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> 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-
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