[mythtv] Re: Myth .nuv MPEG4 format portability

[David Madsen]

VCD = mpeg 1 SVCD = mpeg 2

The VCD captures TV quality recordings quite well for me.  I've been using
it to burn whole TV series out to DVD+R discs.

Dave Madsen
----- Original Message -----
From: <mythtv at cheema.com>
To: "Development of mythtv" <mythtv-dev at snowman.net>
Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 2:21 PM
Subject: Re: [mythtv] Re: Myth .nuv MPEG4 format portability


>
> Isn't VCD supposed to be in mpeg-2 format?  And no mpeg-2 encoder exists
> for Linux.  Or is VCD=MPEG-1 and SVCD=MPEG-2?
>
> A couple of VCDs that I have seen were so horrible quality that I thought
I'd
> never consider VCDs again.
>
> -Cheema
>
> On Thu, Feb 27, 2003 at 04:59:32PM -0500, Michael J. Sherman wrote:
> >
> >
> > > I figure someone will,
> > >eventually, make a little program for MythTV where I can pop in a CD-R
> > >or DVD-R(whatever), press a button, and I get a VCD ...
> >
> > That would be huge.  I can't image it would be too difficult, either,
> > with mencoder, vcdimager, etc.  Add an option to the MythTV recordings
> > listing for "Archive Show" or something like that.  Choose that option,
> > and come back ten minutes later to see a freshly burned VCD in the CDR
tray.
> >
> > --
> > Michael J. Sherman  |  Software Developer
> > Digital Sandbox, Inc.  |  http://www.dsbox.com/
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