[mythtv-users] Transcoding profiles

[Raymond Wagner]

On 5/22/2011 18:36, Dave Sp wrote:
> On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 3:05 AM, Paul Gardiner <lists at glidos.net 
> <mailto:lists at glidos.net>> wrote:
>
>     On 19/05/2011 17:12, Raymond Wagner wrote:
>     > Not directly, no.  However you can get mythtranscode to act as a raw
>     > frame server to another application that can.  See nuvexport for an
>     > example on how to do this.
>
>     If someone has figured out how to drive HandBrake like that, can they
>     please post how it's done?
>
>     With SD, I used to use lossless transcode to cut adverts and then
>     archive with HandBrake, but now most of my content is HD, I've
>     more or less given up.
>
>
> For my HD recordings, I use mythtranscode with the --mpeg2 and 
> --honorcutlist options to create a new file, then send that to 
> HandBrakeCLI with "--preset Normal" to create the final video.  For 
> me, Handbrake's output file is around 1/10th the size of its input file.

That doesn't sound right.  By clipping commercials, you're going to chop 
off maybe 35% of a recording.  MPEG2 to H264 is going to get you another 
2-3x.  I could see 1/5th the original recording, but not 1/10th unless 
you're downscaling the video.
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