[mythtv-users] Archiving TV shows to DVD

[Bruce Smith]

> On Fri, Jan 21, 2005 at 09:16:26PM -0600, M S wrote:
> > Hi,  I know this is has been asked before, but I can't seem to find
> > the right answer.  I want an _easy_ solution to backup shows to DVDs,
> 
> Here's my solution.  Works only with MPEG2 data from a PVR-x50 card,
> but does not require re-encoding.

What values do you have for your record settings?
(bitrate, resolution, etc.)?

Thanks, 

 - BS


> For each file:
> 
>   mkfifo dvdmpegn
>   replex -i PS -v 0xe0 -a 0xc0 -k -t DVD -o dvdmpegn n.nuv &
> 
> Then:
> 
>   mkdir DVD
>   dvdauthor -o DVD dvdmpeg1 [.. dvdmpegn]
>   dvdauthor -T -o DVD
> 
>   test DVD with ogle
> 
>   (audio warnings are harmless)
> 
>   Burn with:
> 
>   nice -n -20 growisofs -Z /dev/hdc -dvd-compat -dvd-video -udf DVD
> ----------------------------------------
> For MPEG-2, with requant (to reduce size):
> 
>   mkfifo vid
>   mkfifo aud
>   mkfifo demux.mv2
>   mkfifo demux0.mp2
>   replex --demux -i PS -v 0xe0 -a 0xc0 -k -o demux brokaw.nuv &
>   cat demux.mv2 | buffer -s 50k -m30m | tcrequant -f 1.33 | buffer -m10m >vid &
>   cat demux0.mp2 | buffer -s 50k -m30m | cat | buffer -m10m >aud &
>   mplex -f 8 -V -o dvdmpeg aud vid &
>   dvdauthor -o DVD dvdmpeg
> 
>   burn as above