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

[Nicolas Will]

On Sun, 2010-04-25 at 02:34 -0500, Douglas Wagner wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 2:31 AM, Nicolas Will <nico at youplala.net>
> wrote:
> 
> > On Sun, 2010-04-25 at 08:24 +0100, Nicolas Will wrote:
> > >
> > > 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.
> >
> > Forgot:
> >
> >
> https://edge.launchpad.net/~stebbins/+archive/handbrake-snapshots<https://edge.launchpad.net/%7Estebbins/+archive/handbrake-snapshots>
> >
> > Nico
> >
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> 
> I am intrigued sir! :)


Don't be


> 
> So basically this is "download/compile this thing and it will xcode
> what you
> need for you."

Yes, it takes any file, even DVDs, and spit a directly usable file for
your iPod Touch/iPhone via iTunes or whatever (gtkpod, etc...).


> 
> is that basically what I'm hearing?

Yes, very straightforward.

> 
> I assume the second message is the apt-get entry to stuff into the
> sources
> file to obtain the latest build for ubuntu? 

Indication on how to get it, yes.

For the latest snapshots, dev code, so may break:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:stebbins/handbrake-snapshots && sudo
aptitude update && sudo aptitude install handbrake-cli

There is a gui version, handbrake-gtk.


Otherwise, if you are not on 10.04/Lucid yet, use the stable release:

http://handbrake.fr/downloads.php

Nico