[mythtv-users] MythExport - iPod Touch / iPhone Settings

[Nicolas Will]

On Sun, 2010-04-25 at 02:00 -0500, Douglas Wagner wrote:
> So I FINALLY worked through all of my problems with MythExport
> tonight, managed to get the software installed (mysql server upgrade
> from 5.0 -> 5.1 + adding procedures = fail), got the web stuff
> working, and now I'm trying to transcode a recording to test.  The
> full output of the ffmpeg run is below...the end result is it's
> blowing up during the export pretty much immediately with "Error while
> opening codec for output stream #0.1 - maybe incorrect parameters such
> as bit_rate, rate, width or height"
> 
> Also tried with -ab 192kb instead of -ab 448kb to the same problem.
> 
> I need help BADLY.  I'm T-10 days from a 15 hour car trip to Grandma's
> house with an 8 year old and a 6 year old and so help me my wife will
> make sure I'm tortured as much as she is if the kids have nothing to
> do on the way out. :)
> 
> Both of them have iPod Touches, I'm working with an iPhone 3G (not the
> S).  I'd like to get something to export to a playable format so I can
> test/verify the iTunes settings and start exporting programs ASAP.
> Note, this isn't streaming, this is simple export and download via
> iTunes (well, simple export, I can't even get a file to try
> downloading).

I'm surprised that there are not many people using HandBrakeCLI, as it
just takes anything and it spits something directly usable by Apple
products:

http://handbrake.fr/

./HandBrakeCLI -i <source.whatever> -o <destination>.mp4
--preset="iPhone & iPod Touch"

Ubuntu/Mythbuntu 10.04 user will want to use the latest snapshot if they
want something that works.

Nico