[mythtv-users] HD-PVR burn to blu-ray without transcode?

[William Powers]

On Jan 23, 2013, at 12:54 PM, "Paul Check" <paul at thechecks.ca> wrote:

> Hi: I have an HD-PVR, working wonderfully in MythTV, Debian unstable. 
> Myth produces .mpg files and I'm using Premiere Elements to process
> (including making menus, etc) and burn to blu-ray.  I'm wondering if Myth
> is recording the material in a format that could go directly to blu-ray
> without transcoding.  In the Myth set-up page I see options for audio type
> (AAC or A3C), but not option for video format/container/whatever :).
> 
> In the software that comes with the HD-PVR there are three options, one
> being TS format.
> 
> Thx for any pointers, Paul

The authoring software I use will author 720p AC-3 files straight from the HD-PVR but not 1080i files. However, I cannot definitively say whether the authoring software is too picky or whether the HD-PVR files are non-standard. Or both.