Joe Borne wrote:<br>> I've been recording several series this year in HD. I now have an<br>> almost complete collection for my own use/review over the summer when<br>> the seasons end.<br>><br>> However, the
8.5GB per episode size is a bit cumbersome. I've tried<br>> transcoding a bit and I'm not having much luck. Has anyone ever<br>> written up a howto on exactly what you want to have installed (and how<br>> to set it up) for transcoding?
<br>><br><br>Bryan Mayland wrote back:<br><br>>You can use the standard MythTranscode jobs without having to resort to<br>>installing extra software or setting up custom jobs. If you're using<br>>SVN HEAD, you can create even a recording profile -> transcoding for
<br>>each source resolution. Go to:<br>>Utilities / Setup -><br>>Setup -><br>>TV Settings -><br>>Recording Profiles -><br>>Transcoders -><br>>Now create a new profile for each source res with the naming convention
<br>>"Autodetect from X" (eg. Autodetect from 720p).<br>><br>>I have the following common settings:<br>>Lossless Transcoding NOT checked<br>>Resize Video while transcoding NOT checked<br>>Codec: MPEG4
<br>>Scale bitrate for frame size NOT checked
<br>>Enable high-quality encoding checked<br>>Enable 4MV encoding checked<br>>(I believe the sound settings aren't used currently)<br>>For 1080i I use Bitrate=3500<br>>For 720p I use Bitrate=2500<br>>For 480i I use Bitrate=1500
<br>>For both interlaced profiles, I have "Enable interlaced DCT encoding"<br>>and "Enable interlaced motion estimation" checked.<br>><br>>To transcode them you just go to the recording from Watch Recordings and
<br>>hit the right arrow -> Job Options -> Begin Transcoding (you can also do<br>>this from the OSD menu while watching it, or via mythweb). You can also<br>>set MythTV to autotranscode after recording.<br>
><br>>If you have any specific questions be sure to ask them and we can get
<br>>you through it.<br><br>Well, I am guessing something is broken. When I try it from the "Watch Recordings" menu nothing happens. When I try it from the OSD menu, the OSD diplays "Stopped Transcoding" and nothing happens. I've checked and mythtranscode is installed and the mtd is running. Also, I created a "1080i" transcoding profile per your description, but it doesn't show in my menu as a choice when I go to transcode a show. What's wrong here?
<br><br>Thanks in advance.<br>