[mythtv-users] Scale transcoders bitrate based on original resolution?

[Henrik Nielsen]

Hello

I have been wondering why there is a "scale bitrate based on
resolution" checkbox on the configurationscreen for the mpeg4
transcoder, when I have to specify a resolution on the screen just
before.

Is it possible to let the transcoder just use the resolution of the
recording instead of having to specify a "hardcoded" one?

The reason to my question is, that i record movies in "high quality"
at full resolution, and series and other things in "low quality" with
a (much) lower resolution. There are a lot of recordings that I do not
watch right away, but for now, transcoding them to mpeg4 will use just
as much space / hour for movies and series, unless I manually change
the resolution on the configurationscreen before i start transcoding.

I have earlier read an idea about being able to assign different
transcodingprofiles to different recordingprofiles, but I think it is
quite complex, both to implement and for the user to understand. The
"autoresolution" seems much simpler, and the "scale bitrate" thing
gives me hope that it might already be there, and I just can not find
it.


Please let me know if I'm right or wrong :)

/henrik