[mythtv-users] Seek Tables

[James Linder]

On 17 Aug 2014, at 1:06 pm, mythtv-users-request at mythtv.org wrote:

>>>> On 16 Aug 2014, at 2:05 pm, "Jean-Yves Avenard" <jyavenard at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi
>>>> 
>>>>> On Saturday, August 16, 2014, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thus  the myth of upnp compatibility is exposed again!
>>>> 
>>>> Or more likely the video was poorly encoded.  
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>> 
>>> I have a Samsung TV (sample size of 1), it's UPnP ability is just hopeless, truely hopeless. Its compatability with just about any file type / format is nearly non existent even when using the Samsung UPnP server software. Yet if you stick the same file on a USB drive it plays perfectly.
>>> 
>>> It's all just crappy Samsung implementation.
>>> 
>>> People have got in and reversed engineered the firmware to fix the many, many faults - but compatability varies from model to model. See http://www.samygo.tv
>> 
>> First thanks for all the answers, Glen I will try the ffmpeg option.
>> My frustration is that I have done this before, all works, and as I recall the ONLY difference is that I used an earlier version of myth. This is fixes/0.27 [v0.27-229-g9f353cc-dirty]
>> 
>> 1) I record off air
>> 2) generate a cutlist removing commercials (but upnp will not honour the cut list)
>> 3) Use mytharchive to create an iso for a dvd
>> 4) link: ln work/1/newfile.mpg /store/Movies/MrsDoubtfire.mpg
>> 
>> ie grab the mpg file in time.
>> now the mpg file will grow as needed but be kept at the end of mytharchive command
>> 
>> My other files ARE seekable. Did I forget something or is this broken in 0.27 ?
>> James
>> _______________________________________________
> 
> Sorry, but you have completely lost me with your 4 steps. I can't work out what you are trying to do with them or how it relates to upnp.
> 
> Will MythTV upnp even serve ISO files? I have no idea but would have guessed not, but I could be wrong.

I guess this will make it more clear

>> 1) I record off air
>> 2) generate a cutlist removing commercials (but doing this achives nothing since upnp will not honour the cut list)
>> 3) Use mytharchive to create an iso for a dvd


Which I completely ignore.
But while mytharchive is running it creates an mpg file with the cutlist applied which it uses to make the iso.
By grabbing via a link that file it is suitable, easy to build or give instructions to build and works well as a scanned for video file …

>> 4) link: ln work/1/newfile.mpg /store/Movies/MrsDoubtfire.mpg


Cheers
James