[mythtv-users] MythTV snv: Internal Player with mpeg2 files - wrong length a

[Michael T. Dean]

On 04/05/2007 11:37 AM, Stephane Blackburn wrote:
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> So, MythTV internal player can't play a mpeg file without having information 
> in the seektable?
>
> I know it's the same effect that a seek table problem...
> But it's not a Myth recording...
> I have the problem with every mpeg files that are on either local drive, 
> samba shares...
> The files are from different sources.
>
> I don't use Mythcommflag or mythtranscode.  I prefer doing this myself with 
> other tools.
> Ex: I use VideoRedo in Windows to cut ads (can't find anything better in 
> linux).  VideoRedo don't mess with the show length duration.   HiDefinition 
> files are too big to let mythcommflag run IMO.  This is just too slow.  I 
> don't mind having to fast forward ads manually.  I'm in Canada, and over 
> here, the mythcommflag isn't always right with the ads removal.
>
> I'm pretty sure that I wasn't having problem previously when seeking in 
> mpeg2 files.  I record mpeg2 files for 2 years now (with VDR before and now 
> MythTV).  I'm having problem with all the mpeg2 files, no matter where they 
> come from.
>
> Any idea?  Anyone being able to seek mpeg2 files correctly without having to 
> populate the seek table?

Seektables allow fast and "exact" seeking in MPEG-2 for Myth.  AIUI, 
without seektable information, Myth tries to use avformat's seeking 
(which is inexact and slow).

Mike