[mythtv-users] MPEG2 Editing

[Adam Biskobing]

Most likely you are not able to transcode because of a commercial
flagging process that did not complete properly.  If you go through and
flag the commercials I bet you will be able to transcode.

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> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Jason Lee
> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 8:46 AM
> To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> Subject: [mythtv-users] MPEG2 Editing
> 
> 
> This may be slightly off-topic, but I'm curious as to what others are 
> using to edit videos.  I have a PVR-250, so I have MPEG2 
> files to edit. 
>   I want to cut commercials out of my recordings (side note:  
> I've not 
> used the built in commercial marking/cutting/transcoding as I've been 
> unable to make it work.  I'd tag a file and mark it for 
> transcoding, and 
> the log showed the transcode process aborted due to "changes 
> in the cut 
> list file", start again, fail again, start again, fail again ad 
> nauseum).  At any rate, I've tried GOPchop, which works pretty well 
> until I try to watch the resulting videos in MythTV.  When I fast 
> forward, it's not a smooth jump as it is in unedited files.  
> Instead, it 
>   gets really choppy with large, square pixelated chunks of the image 
> (if that makes any sense ;).  Any have any clues as to what I'm doing 
> wrong?  If anyone can tell me how to fix my transcoding problems or 
> point me to a web page that can, I'll take that too. :)  Thanks a lot!
> 
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> jason lee
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