[mythtv-users] Odd transcoder/profile problems.

[Timothy Weaver]

I also have this exact same problem. I even dropped the entire mythconverge
database and recreated it, ran setup and reconfigured everything. Still see
the exact same problem. I have no solution, but maybe if more of us are
having the problem someone can help.

mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org wrote on 25.09.2003 05:26:27:

> I'm using a CVS build I compiled last night, the first after I installed
> my new PVR-350. Everything works for recording, but transcoding doesn't
> work at all for me any more. Here's what happens:
>
> I start up mythfrontend, enter setup, enter TV settings, enter recording.
> There are three options there: "(Create new profile group)," "MPEG-2
> Encoders (PVR-250, PVR-350)," and "Transcoders." When I go into the
> encoders screen, I am presented with a blank screen with the title
> "MPEG-2 Encoders (PVR-250, PVR-350)"..  as if there should be
> entries/profiles that I could select. If I hit enter at this point, it
> brings up a dialog where I should enter a profile name. Typing in this
> box has no effect. I can select the codec to use and the audio quality
> and so forth, but these changes are not saved. It's like I was editing a
> phantom profile, as if mythtv never expected there to be 0 options at the
> encoding profiles screen. I created a new profile group called
> "Transcoders (myhostname)" and it popped up a number of choices (Live TV,
> High Quality, Low Quality encodings). However, nothing here still has any
> effect. When I transcode, the backend prints out:
>
> 2003-09-24 08:25:46 Transcoding from
> /home/myth/tv/1036_20030922183000_20030922190000.nuv to
> /home/myth/tv/1036_20030922183000_20030922190000.nuv.tmp
> Input #0, mpeg, from
'/home/myth/tv/1036_20030922183000_20030922190000.nuv':
>   Stream #0.0: Video: mpeg2video, 480x480, 29.97 fps, 16000 kb/s
>   Stream #0.1: Audio: mp2, 48000 Hz, stereo, 384 kb/s
> Couldn't find profile for : MPEG-2
> 2003-09-24 08:25:47 Transcoding
> /home/myth/tv/1036_20030922183000_20030922190000.nuv failed
>
> And that's where I'm stuck. I'm sure there's a way for me to bypass the
> gui and mess around with SQL.
>
> Ian
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