[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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