[mythtv-users] Auto-transcode not working

[Michael Lynch]

On 6/8/06, Michael Lynch <lynchmv at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 6/8/06, Christopher Najewicz <tehsuck at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I am relatively new to MythTV, but it has been up and running for about a
> > month now. Anyhow, my HDD is starting to get full so I decided to fool with
> > the auto-transcode function, but it doesn't appear to be running. I really
> > can't find any debug information as it appears myth is just ignoring it all
> > together. I can get transcode to work if I go to a show's Job Detail and
> > "Begin Transcode." Here's my mythbackend details:
> >
> > Library API version: 0.19.20060121-2
> > Source code version: Unknown
> > Options compiled in: linux release using_v4l using_oss using_alsa using_arts
> > using_ivtv using_dbox2 using_lirc using_joystick_menu using_x11 using_xv
> > using_xrandr using_frontend using_backend
> >
> > Here's mythbackend.log for a show I have set to "Auto-transcode"...
> >
> >  <snip>
> >
> > Running on 2.6.12-10-amd64-generic w/ Ubuntu 5.10 & PVR-150
> >
> > Thanks for any help!
> > -chief
> >
> >
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>
> Heh, I was just investigating this same thing.
>
> I have all of my recordings set to auto-transcode but I am not seeing
> it happen.  I can manually kick off the transcode and it runs fine
> just as expected.  I'm going over any wiki/mailing list entries I can
> find, but so far it seems I have it set up right.
>
> From mythfrontend:
> Utilities / Setup > Setup > TV Settings > General <next> <next>
> Default Auto Transcode Setting is checked and Default Transcoder is
> set to Autodetect
>
> All recordings are set to automatically transcode after recording.
>
> But alas, nothing will automatically transcode...
>
>
>
> FC 4
> MythTV .19 via Jarod's Guide
>

/me slaps self

Doh!  OK, make sure to check the box 'Enable auto-transcoding...' from
the recording profiles.