[mythtv-users] nuvexport.. Batch mode??

[Johnny Lee]

> Chris Petersen wrote:
>
>>First of all, nothing you do will get a 3-hour video onto a CD and still
>>have decent quality.
>>
>>
>>
> In that case, what's the best way to split a file into two?  Do I need
> to make cut points and only export half the file at a time, or is there
> a program that quickly cuts an existing mpeg file in half?  I guess I
> could make a 1.5GB file and just split it in half binarily and then put
> it back together before watching it, though.
>
>>Secondly, yes.  When you speak of bitrates, it refers to the amount of
>>data "per second" that the file takes up.  So a 1000kbps file takes up
>>1000 kilobits per second, regardless of whether or not it's 320x240 or
>>1600x1200.  Keep in mind that there is a ratio between bitrate and frame
>>size, so that at the same bitrate, the smaller framesize will be less
>>compressed and thus look better (albeit smaller).
>>
>>
> So small frames look pixelated on stills, and large frames get fuzzy
> with motion (both fullscreen)?
>
>>
>>           L * B
>>    C = ------------
>>         (1024 * 8)
>>
>>
> Thanks, good stuff.
>
>>
>>If all you're doing is archiving to CD, why not just use myth's built-in
>>transcoder and transcode to a low bitrate movie?  Then you can just drop
>>the nuv file into the disk and be done with it?
>>
>>
>>
> I very well could do this, thanks, but I think if it takes as much time
> to use the transcoder, and the nuvexport, I may as well get the added
> bonus of being able to watch the files at work or something.
>
> -Eric Hattemer
>
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You can watch the files at work. Just download the filters from
http://dsmyth.sourceforge.net/ and be done with it.

Johnny Lee