[mythtv-users] Transcoding HDTV?

[Brad Fuller]

Not off topic, but not specifically MythTV.
There is an article in the latest Linux Journal (Oct 2006) about
transcoding to H.264.
"Advanced Video Coding on Linux"
http://interactive.linuxjournal.com/article/9005

I might have to subscribe to view it.

Nate Carlson wrote:
> I've finally picked up a HDHomeRun, and can now do proper HDTV with 
> Myth (these are so much easier to get up and running than the PCI-based 
> cards.. I'm really impressed!) One thing I never did get working with the 
> PCI-based solutions was trancoding.. I want to drop my HDTV programming 
> down to a significantly lower resolution that it's broadcasted at (DVD-ish 
> resolution looks fine on my TV's), and haven't been able to figure out the 
> best way to set this up.
>
> A few questions:
>
> - Is there a way to get Myth to automatically use a certain transcoding
>    profile for HDTV programs? If so, how does it define HDTV programs?
>
> - I'd like to drop the resolution significantly, and go to MPEG4 (well,
>    h264, but I bet that's not an option!) Any problems with that?
>
> - Is it possible to keep the AC3 audio track, or will it be converted to
>    MP3?
>
> - Any other advice?
>
> Obviously, since I'm using a HDHomeRun, I'm on 0.20.. I'm actually 
> near-current to the 0.20-fixes branch right now.
>
> Thanks!  :)
>
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