[mythtv-users] video and container woes
James Linder
jam at tigger.ws
Thu Nov 23 10:26:40 UTC 2017
> On 22 Nov 2017, at 8:00 pm, mythtv-users-request at mythtv.org wrote:
>
>> G?day all
>>
>> any opinions, guides or help appreciated lots.
>>
>> My Samsung TV chokes on myth?s upnp offerings. (It did not used to (cica 0.26) and it will play the file from local media).
>>
>> For many recordings my mythtranscode script works:
>> #!/bin/bash
>> if [ $# != 2 ]; then
>> echo usage $0 infile outfile
>> echo usually infile would be something like /store/1801_20150816123600.ts
>> echo usually outfile would be something like /store/Movies/SomethingAboutMary.mpg
>> exit
>> fi
>> mythtranscode -i $1 -o $2 --honorcutlist --showprogress -m
>> mythutil ?scanvideos
>>
>> For this recording it changes the 16:9 to 4:3.
>> So I tried to be creative
>>
>> ffmpeg -i /store/1017_20171001114200.ts /store/Movies/DM8x01.avi
>
> If the aspect ratio is the only problem with mythtranscode you might try
> (I haven't)
>
> mythffmpeg -i /store/1017_20171001114200.ts -acodec copy -vcodec copy
> -aspect 16:9 /store/Movies/DM8x01.mpg (or .avi ?)
Thankyou. That worked like-a-charm.
James
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