[mythtv-users] HD MPEG2 ->SD DVD?

Nick Rout nick.rout at gmail.com
Sun Jul 13 01:55:40 UTC 2008


On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 12:51 PM, Ken Mandelberg <km at mathcs.emory.edu> wrote:
> Most of myth recordings are in HD and 16x9, mpeg2 via HDHhomerun.
> Occasionally I want to share one with a friend who has a standard DVD
> player.
>
> Obviously I need to transcode, build an ISO, and then burn. I've tried
> mythtranscode and nuvexport, and have yet to get something that looks
> decent, has the right dvd resolution and proper audio sync.
>
> I would appreciate some hints (linux only).
>
> I can manage to create and burn the dvd with dvdauthor,mkisofs,cdrecord
> but if there is some nice automation that does all of it that would be
> helpful.
>

Mytharchive does this(under optical disks|archive files). I record SD
mpeg2 streams from satellite, so they don't require much massaging to
get them into DVD format.

I have never tried with a HD recording.


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