[mythtv-users] mythtranscode and the HD-PVR

Christopher Meredith chmeredith at gmail.com
Tue May 12 17:42:41 UTC 2009


On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 5:10 AM, belcampo <belcampo at zonnet.nl> wrote:
> Christopher Meredith wrote:
>>
>> I know that we don't currently have lossless transcoding of HD-PVR
>> recordings. But do we have any form of transcoding? I have a script
>> that converts the MythTV cutlist to an EDL for use with mencoder, but
>> it is not as precise as I am used to. Even if I have to reencode, it's
>> worth it to me to have the frame-precise cutting function.
>
> Mythtranscode AFAIK doesn't do frame-accurate cuts, only GOP-accurate.
Does that mean that the cuts I'm getting with mencoder and an EDL is
as close as I'm going to be able to get anyway? I've seen the other
thread on this list about using avidemux, but I have no experience
with avidemux and the version I've compiled chokes on hd-pvr
recordings.


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