[mythtv-users] Post-Recording: Transcoding, Commflag, Auto-Expire Settings

[Taylan Pince]

Hello,

I have been using my MythTV system for about two months now, and I am  
really happy with it. But I have some issues about the post-recording  
processes that I still cannot figure out. Any help is greatly  
appreciated.

- My recordings are taking more space than I would like: 1 hour is  
about 2.2GB, even though I check auto-transcode when I am scheduling  
through mythweb. How can I make sure they are further compressed?  
Also, how can I re-encode my older recordings to reduce their size?

- Most of my recordings are showing "has commflag: No" on the mythweb  
interface. How can I make sure the commercials are flagged? I read  
that it is possible to cut those out to reduce the file size even  
more, how can I automate this?

- All my recordings show "auto-expire: Yes" on mythweb. Why would a  
recording expire when I scheduled it to be recorded (I obviously want  
to keep it)? How can this be changed, and how can I make sure it  
never happens again?

- Finally, how can I change these settings using the command line  
rather than the myth interface? Are there any tutorials that can  
point me in the right direction?

Thank you for your help!

Cheers,
Taylan