[mythtv-users] How to record HD and SD versions of sameshow

[John Sturgeon]

John Sturgeon wrote:

>
>
> john roberts wrote:
>
>> I 2nd the request.
>>
>> I haven't had much luck in down-res'ing my HD shows.
>>
>> -John
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "David Shay" <david at shay.net>
>>
>>>
>>> Well, I've tried various ways to transcode/downres the shows from 
>>> the HD
>>> channels and I can get that working well enough for actual 
>>> Mythfrontends.
>>> My problem is that I am also using some Hauppauge MediaMVP 
>>> psuedo-frontends
>>> and I can't seem to get a working mencoder or other command to 
>>> transcode
>>> down and play correctly, i.e. with correct A/V sync and the ability 
>>> to skip
>>> forward/backward correctly.  Yeah, that's really an issue for the 
>>> MVP list,
>>> but that's why it's not a real suitable solution at the moment.  
>>> Anyone care
>>> to share there favorite command lines to downres HDTV content?
>>>
>>>   
>>
>
[transcode stuff snipped]

> Then I move the file over to my videos directory for MythVideo to 
> playback (using mplayer).
>
One thing I forgot to mention.  If you include the file in your MythTV 
section, then you will have indexing problems.  Some folks say that 
running mythcommflag --rebuild fixes the problem, but I have not found 
that to be true (for me at least).

-- 
John <><