[mythtv-users] Re:nuvexport cutlist on knoppmyth

[bdillahu at peachbush.com]

For my clarification, does this work on MPEG2 (PVR) type files now, or not...
I've been trying to keep up, but have gotten myself confused :-)

Sorry, 
Bruce

On Wed, Dec 31, 2003 at 09:49:55AM -0800, Chris Petersen wrote:
> > that I want to cut the commercials out of, and then load the cutlist by
> > pressing m then pressing z then press m again to leave the editing mode or
> > whatever you want to call it, then if I just press X it will start
> > transcoding the file...  which seems to be working, I'm not positive if it
> > will physically delete the commercials which the cutlist designates...  so
> > is it really supposed to completely REMOVE the commercials...  or what?
> 
> You will want to double-check the cutlist when you use Z to import the
> flags - it's almost never 100% accurate, and will occasionally
> completely miss commercials, or block out portions of the show you
> wanted to watch.
> 
> Anyway, the transcode should be relatively fast (about 30-60 seconds on
> my 2.4Ghz p4) if you have things set up properly.  Make sure that your
> transcode profiles use the same kind of encoding (mpeg4 or rtjpeg) that
> your originals do, or the files will be completely reencoded, rather
> than just having the commercials cut out.
> 
> And yes, this process will completely remove the cut portions of the
> file, leaving you with a smaller file.
> 
> -Chris
> 
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