[mythtv-users] Export to MPG without re-compressing

[Damian]

On 02/10/2010 00:37, Brian Wood wrote:
> On Friday, October 01, 2010 05:34:27 pm Damian wrote:
>>    Hello all,
>>
>> Can someone tell me if there's a way to export TV recordings to MPG (or
>> any other standard format) without re-compressing? I have several
>> recordings that I'd like to take off of my system and archive away. I
>> don't want to re-compress them to do this though. I'd like to keep the
>> quality as high as possible.
>>
>> If I can also use cut points to get rid of commercials and footage
>> before and after the programs begin, that would be great. But my guess
>> is that I can't do that without re-compressing.
>>
>> Can I export the files to MPG?
>
> What's the source for these recordings? It it's USA OTA, captured say with an HDHR, then they are already MPEG2.
>
> IOW, what format are the files in now?
>

Hi Brian,

Thanks for the quick reply. They are all recordings made in the UK.

I've just looked in the recordings directory and they are mainly 'nuv' 
files. There are a few 'mpg' files in there too, but I can't tell which 
file is which recording from the file names as they are all in this 
format "1009_20100922213700.nuv"

Damian