[mythtv-users] mkmovie/nuvexport problems

[Chris Petersen]

> Having problems with converting my .nuv's to anything. using mkmovie,
> i select the file i want, set the output file, and hit "E" to start
> the encoding. I get the message:
> 
> ERROR! Unable to read input file 1010_2005-04-18 19:59:00_2005-04-18
> 21:03:00.nuv

sounds like mkmovie is sending the wrong info to nuvexport.

> it looks like it's trying to get the correct file, but the date/times
> are in a different format. The file is actually:
> 1010_20050418195900_20050418210300.nuv

which is what nuvexport expects.

> Is there somewhere where the formats are defined so i can change it? 

no, they're hard-coded into myth and nuvexport -- dunno anything about 
mkmovie

> I'm not sure if nuvexport relies on the same information somewhere,
> but when i run it, it gets to the part where it waits for
> mythtranscode to setup fifos, then it starts ffmpeg and just doesn't
> run at all. It sounds like mythtranscode can't find the files or
> something. Any help? I'm also keeping all of my video in a
> non-standard directory /myth

https://svn.forevermore.net/nuvexport/wiki/debug

non-standard directory is fine as long as it's set up properly in the 
mythtv database.

-Chris