Minimal setup for transcoding - was Re: [mythtv-users] Generic transcode / video question

[bishop]

I've a random related question.

What's the minimum I need to set up on my random unrelated linux RH9 box 
in order to get transcoding?  I don't want a backend or a frontend, but 
I'm rather hoping - I'm new to mythtv - that I can hit a series of stuff 
on the remote and have a given clip transcoded on the other machine so 
that it doesn't busy up the ME6k box out front.  I'd enjoy tasking that 
out to my gateway box, as it's usually not busy.

Hey, is there any way to rope in these various encoder/decoder chips 
we're seeing on various bits of hardware in order to help with the 
transcoding?  Nah, I didn't think so, but old Apple demos used to use 
the sound/FDD processor to do more work, and using an idle PVR350 for 
transcoding work would have been a similarly cool hack.

Anyway, lemme know if I can slave some transcoding out to the idle box 
in the back, and I'll be happy.

  - bish

Adam and Lori Walker wrote:

> Hi, love my mythtv box but looking for a couple more answers.  If I record a
> tv program how can I move that to my video collection instead of 'tv
> recordings' area [just recorded a few old western movies.]  I don't do any
> transcoding at the moment.  if I need to transcode first is there a manual
> option in mythtv to 'transcode this file now', or transcode and move to
> videos area?
> 
> 
> thx
> 
> 
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