[mythtv-users] Can I play a nuv file on a non-myth computer

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Nick wrote:

>On 8/18/05, Sim <simon.hampton at freebel.net> wrote:
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>>I have a problem that DVDs and myth recordings have jerky feedback.  I'd like
>>to check that the recordings are perfect even if playback is a problem
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>Assuming the other computer has MPEG2 playback codecs and the nuv file
>comes from either DVB or was recorded by an ivtv capture card, you
>should be able to play them (they are essentially MPEG2 files renamed
>to nuv). 
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I've just been through a discussion about using DVB recorded nuv files, 
and they are NOT proper mpeg2. The are not accepted by DVD authoring 
programs like DVDstyler (which claims they are missing a header) and 
apparently they are missing other stuff as well.