[mythtv-users] How to force a transcode?

Michael T. Dean mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Wed Apr 12 00:20:53 UTC 2006


On 04/11/2006 06:35 PM, Niels Dybdahl wrote:
>> (hijacking the current discussion :-) ) Does anyone know of a way to
>> automate this?  Ideally I'd like to go through and select for
>> transcoding all episodes of certain programs in one swoop instead of
>> doing in episode by episode.
>>     
> You can set up one of the recording profiles to automatically
> transcode. Theen select that recording profile for those programs.
>   

Or, IIRC, you can select the program name (left column) in the Watch 
Recordings screen and use the menu to add all episodes for that show to 
the playList and then use the playlist menu to begin a transcode.  Works 
once, at least.  (You won't want to re-transcode the second time.)

Mike


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