[mythtv-users] Recordings to DVD

[Andrew Dodd]

Quoting Greg <geflatt at hfx.eastlink.ca>:

> J. Donavan Stanley wrote:
> 
> > Greg wrote:
> >
> >> J. Donavan Stanley wrote:
> >>
> >>> Myth has transcoded from MPEG2 to MPEG4 for quite some time now...  
> >>> MPlayer seems to play them fine. 
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I've know that Myth has be able to transcode from MPEG2 to MPEG4 for 
> >> a while now, but I am not able to play transcode files in Mplayer. 
> >> This morning I attempted to play a transcode MPEG4 file in Mplayer 
> >> and Xine to see if something changed, but I am still unable to play 
> >> the file. I remember the patch for Mplayer that allow this.... If 
> >> there is something I'm missing I'd sure like to know it.... =_)
> >
> >
> >
> > Odd, I tried the same experiment earlier and had no issues... 
> 
> Darn, was kinda hoping you knew something I didn't... =_(
Maybe your copy of Mplayer is missing a codec?

There are 29734190213790 different MPEG4 variants in existence.  Some playback
codecs support more of them than others...