[mythtv-users] MPEG-4 format differences: DVD transcode & TV transcode

Andy check_1_2 at hotmail.com
Mon Dec 8 21:47:46 EST 2003


Hi; 

I've been experimenting a bit with the transcode functions of MythTV. I can
Rip and transcode my DVDs very well (takes a long time, but the results are
excellent). These MPEG-4 (XviD) files are playable on my Windows PC as well,
which is what I want. 

The transcode that runs when you're watching a TV recording and press "X"
doesn't work so well. There's no command line for it that I can see, only
slider settings that in my newness I can't relate to command-line
parameters. The resulting file, although it plays fine under TV/Watch
Recordings, is squished horizontally if I copy the file to the /myth/video
folder and play it with mplayer.
That's not as big a deal as the fact that I can't play the resulting file on
my Windows PC! I don't know whether the tv transcode is DivX or XviD or
what... 

So... My question is:
How do I get the tv recordings transcode (the one activated by pressing "X"
while watching a recording) to have the same settings as the "Rip DVD"
transcode settings? 

-Andy.



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