Just so I get this straight, if I set a transcode profile, that by itself doesn't do anything. It is only if I also select auto-transcode that it actually does the transcoding (according to the profile). Is that correct?
<br><br>If I don't select auto-transcode is there any reason to even have the "transcode profile" in there? In my experience if I transcode manually (after recording) it always asks me for the transcoding profile then.
<br><br>Finally, is anybody working on the ability to manually activate transcoding from MythWeb? I was on the road recently and it would have been cool to be able to do this.<br><br>--<br>Mike<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">
On 11/29/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Joe Silver</b> <<a href="mailto:devils.taco@gmail.com">devils.taco@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div><span class="q"><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/29/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Michael Tiller</b> <<a href="mailto:michael.tiller@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
michael.tiller@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">One question...is it better to do this with the built-in transcoding or does it make more sense to user a user job? (that is what I am working on currently)
<br><br>For example, at this point I cannot play HD recordings directly on my frontend. I'd like to transcode all HD recordings down. But if I set up automatic transcoding then it seems like I'll get into a situation where I'm transcoding everything which is unnecessary. Using a user job, at least I can check the dimensions of the recording to see if it needs transcoding otherwise do nothing. Or, perhaps I'm misunderstanding how automatic transcoding works?!?
<br><span><br>--<br>Mike</span></blockquote>
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<div>You don't have to transcode *everything*. When you setup to record a program, one of the options is to auto-transcode. When you do this, you should choose which transcode profile to use for that particular program (or weekly recording, etc). I personally only need to transcode those HD programs which i will watch with the xbox frontend (eg. 'The Office'), since it can't handle full HD. All SD programs are fine and I don't transcode (eg. 'The Daily Show'). HD programs which I typically watch on my main back/frontend don't need transcoded (eg. 'CSI'), since the hardware there can handle HD with no problems. It's actually very flexible.
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<div>-JS </div><br> </div>
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