[mythtv-users] Mytharchive errors

[Harry Devine]

Harry Devine wrote:
> Rod Smith wrote:
>   
>> For *ME*, the script I wrote (and that you've got), which uses mencoder, does 
>> a better job than MythArchive's transcoding. I can't promise it'll work 
>> better for you, though; there are just too many variables at play to be sure 
>> what'll work best.
>>
>>   
>>     
>
> I finally go around to trying your script.  I had to go and download 
> midentify, rename it from midentify.sh to midentify and make it 555.  
> After I run the script and answer the questions, I get "Error parsing 
> option on the command line: -o".  Here's the output (I may have answered 
> some questions wrong, just based on my own lack of understanding or just 
> flat-out guessing!):
>
> hdevine at hdevine-desktop:/usr/bin$ sudo mytranscode
> Transcode script. Input file is  and output file is
>
>
> Please enter original file's width: 480
> Please enter original file's height: 480
> You may specify a bitrate directly or by setting a target file size.
> Please type D to enter a bitrate directly or S to enter a file size: d
>
> What output bitrate do you want to use? (3000000 yields 1GB files for
> 45-minute recordings.)
> Please enter a bitrate: 3000000
>
> Do you want to perform a 1- or 2-pass transcode (1 or 2)? 1
>
> What is the original file's aspect ratio?
>   1) 4:3
>   2) 16:9
> Please enter 1 or 2: 1
> Setting original aspect ratio to 4:3
>
> Do you want to crop a letterboxed video to 16:9 format (Y/N)? N
>
> Which final video image size do you want?
>   1) 720x480
>   2) 704x480
>   3) 352x480
>   4) 352x240
> Please enter 1, 2, 3, or 4: 1
> Will scale video to 720:480
>
> The midentify program has identified the following audio tracks:
>
> Please enter a number, or press the <Enter> key alone to have the
> program use the default number:
> audio input option is ''
>
> How do you want to process audio?
>   1) Copy original audio track unmodified
>   2) Convert original audio track to 2-channel AC3
>   3) Convert original audio track to 2-channel AC3 and reverse L/R tracks
>   4) Convert original audio track to 5.0-channel AC3
>   5) Convert original audio track to 5.0-channel AC3 and reverse L/R tracks
>   6) Convert original audio track to 1-channel (mono) AC3
> Please enter 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6: 1
>
> Enter audio delay in seconds: 0
>
> Performing single-pass transcode
> MEncoder 2:1.0~rc2-0ubuntu17+medibuntu1 (C) 2000-2007 MPlayer Team
> CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5400+ (Family: 15, Model: 
> 107, Stepping: 2)
> CPUflags: Type: 15 MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
> Compiled with runtime CPU detection.
> Error parsing option on the command line: -o
>
> Exiting... (error parsing command line)
>
>
> Any ideas?
> Harry
>
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>   
Scratch that!  I ran the script, but never sent in any source or 
destination file.  Duh!  Once I did that, and played around with the 
audio tracks, I got it working.  It's running now.  Not sure what it'll 
look like at the end, but I guess I'll see.  Once I have an mpg file, 
would I just go into Mytharchive and choose "Add File" instead of "Add 
Recording"?

Thanks, and sorry for the confusion and reply to my own post.
Harry