[mythtv-users] Error in nuv files created by svn version of mythtv

[Isaac Richards]

On Sunday 06 August 2006 1:23 pm, David Petticrew wrote:
> Isaac Richards wrote:
> > On Sunday 06 August 2006 8:44 am, David Petticrew wrote:
> >> Michael T. Dean wrote:
> >>> On 08/05/06 19:32, David Petticrew wrote:
> >>>> I have a problem when running ffmpeg on mpg4 files produced by the
> >>>> latest svn version of mythtv (revision 10685). I initially posted this
> >>>> problem as being related to mytharchive and didn't get any responses,
> >>>> but I've investigated a bit more. I have some files hanging around
> >>>> from before my upgrade which were created by mythtv 0.19 and they work
> >>>> fine, it's only with files created with the svn version of mythtv that
> >>>> I get a problem.
> >>>>
> >>>> Here's a copy of the error I get when running the ffmpeg settings
> >>>> through mytharchive. (I've used the version of ffmpeg provided by my
> >>>> distribution and the latest svn version, with identical results).
> >>>>
> >>>>> Marker bit missing before time_increment_resolution=2268.7kbits/s
> >>>>> [mpeg4 @ 0xa7e176b0]time_base.den==0
> >>>>> [mpeg4 @ 0xa7e176b0]header damaged
> >>>>> Error while decoding stream #0.0
> >>>>> Floating point exception
> >>>>
> >>>> Any ideas on how to fix this or do I need to submit a bug report
> >>>> somewhere?
> >>>
> >>> Perhaps
> >>> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/commits/213642#213642
> >>
> >> Forgive me for being a bit thick here but does this mean the nuv file
> >> specification has changed and therefore you need to wait until ffmpeg is
> >> updated to work with the new specification? If this is the case has
> >> someone told the ffmpeg project?
> >
> > Ffmpeg doesn't support _any_ of the myth extensions to the nuv file
> > format.
>
> Just an update, it also means that the nuv files can't play through vlc.
>   Is there any way of undoing this change or not using this modification
> (even if just as a user option) when recording nuv files?

No.  That change isn't what's breaking things, anyway.

Isaac