[mythtv-users] Wish-list and help offer

[Steven]

> 1.) The abbility to rip/copy a encrypted (Copy Protected) DVD. So far 
> i've only been able to rip already encryptionless DVD's.
> 

this works without a problem as long if you have the right libs on your 
system. The same libs are used for playback so if you can play encrypted 
disks you can also rip them. (libdvdread i think). Have a look at the 
mythdvd readme file.


> 2.) When ripped/copied to hard drive, the ability to burn it back to a 
> empty DVD again. This feature has been asked before but i'm going to 
> expand it's idea:
> 
> Before ripping/copying, what about the choice of ripping to hard drive 
> or to empry disc. The disc beeing a DVD or an x-number of CDrom's (VCD). 
> Based on these choices different programs could be run by mythtv to 
> create either a VCD from a complete 9.7Gb DVD or a 5.4Gb DVD (Also 
> transcoded down to good size. Perhaps someone can download the source 
> code for the windows program "DVD Shrink" and get some idea's there? 
> (Trying to think like programmer here. Probably looking like a noob in 
> the process.. ;-)

There are loads of linux programs around that do that. Just put them in 
your mythmenu and of you go (no coding needed for that, just some googling)

> 
> 3.) Make the Recording profile, transcode thing, easier to understand 
> it's use and how to use it (Alway's a request never a demand, i'm not 
> all that great in english) Still finding out the correlation between 
> "Default, Live TV, High Quality, Low Quality" and "Recording Profiles" 
> and "Transcoders"
> 
you have recording profiles where you can set recording settings 
(bitrate, res, ...) and you have transcoders where you can set how and 
if you want your files to be transcoded.

Steven