[mythtv-users] Best settings for transcoding HD content to save space?

[Steve Boyer]

On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 1:45 PM, Ian Evans <dheianevans at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 7:50 PM, Raymond Wagner <raymond at wagnerrp.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> On 5/12/2014 6:52 PM, Ben Kamen wrote:
>>>
>>> I've been looking at my drive space wondering if I can trim down
>>> per/show usage by good transcoding settings.
>>>
>>> So I thought I'd solicit the group to see how they have their
>>> transcoders set..
>>>
>>> I do have a 42" LCD -- so I'd like to be able to watch the HD stuff back
>>> on that without cringing.
>>>
>>> (So just the high quality settings and what program is your myth set to
>>> use?)
>>
>>
>> You're best off just performing lossless cutting and being done with it.
>> Disk space is cheap.  Transcoding takes time.  If you absolutely must
>> transcode, you do not want to use the internal transcoder.
>
>
> I'd like to interrupt this regularly scheduled discussion of transcoding vs
> not, cutting vs not and just give the devs a huge shout-out for giving us a
> software that gives us these choices. If me & the missus want to keep one
> two minute segment of a Dr. Oz show, snip, boom, we're done. Compare that to
> my old PVR where you had to keep the whole show.
>
> I could never go back to that. So thanks to the MythTV community!
>
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I will second that! My family is one of those that do not have cable
TV, so I am able to make my own DVR and actually have direct access to
recordings and can transcode them to any format I want!