[mythtv-users] Re: Transcode to DVD-compatible MPEG-2 without quality loss?

[Mike Frisch]

On 22-Oct-05, at 11:38 AM, Ramon Redondo wrote:

>> Why wouldn't the same settings apply for a hardware encoder?
>>
>
> Because a PVR card creates MPEG2 compatible (mostly) files to being
> with.  You just need to cut out commercials and re-multiplex and such.
>  In the case of a frame grabber, you need to re-encode the video from
> MPEG4 in a NUV container to MPEG2.  It takes a lot longer (relatively)
> and there will be some quality loss.

I will have to look into this further if it's a simple matter of  
remultiplexing.  At this point, I'd be happy to get DVD format MPEG-2  
with commercials if I can retain the A/V sync and picture quality.

Thanks for your replies,

Mike.