[mythtv-users] MythArchive, MythDVD

[John Pilkington]

Ian Newby wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>     I've a number of films that I copied to DVD via Mytharchive. These 
> work fine when played back on most DVD players, and also work fine if 
> played back via Xine. However, If I try and play them back through Myths 
> internal DVD player, the sound is really distorted, it just sounds like  
> crackly noise. Is this a known problem or is it just me.
> 
> Myth 0.20, Ubuntu Edgy.
> 
> Regards
> Ian Newby

I'm running the Atrpms 'bleeding' build on FC5.

0.21-150_trunk_r12545.fc5.i386

Creating the DVD iso files from DVB-T recordings is now quite reliable
(using a reduced target dvdrsize in mythburn.py, which may not be 
necessary) and the iso and DVDs play in xine, the DVDs on my stand-alone 
player.  I usually burn and verify with K3b.

In the internal player the menu plays with sound, but when I select a 
menu title the frontend generates a continuous stream of messages:

2007-01-28 23:06:54.121 AFD: Opened codec 0xa985be0, id(MPEG2VIDEO) 
type(Video)
2007-01-28 23:06:54.122 AFD: Opened codec 0xa985f50, id(AC3) type(Audio)
2007-01-28 23:06:54.122 AFD: Opened codec 0xab29eb0, id(DVD_SUBTITLE) 
type(Subtitle)
2007-01-28 23:06:54.122 AFD: Opened codec 0xa94ff20, id(MP2) type(Audio)
2007-01-28 23:06:54.132 NVP: Prebuffer wait timed out 10 times.
2007-01-28 23:06:54.821 AFD: Opened codec 0xa985be0, id(MPEG2VIDEO) 
type(Video)

and nothing plays.

'Escape' asks  exit/keep watching, and quit returns to show the 'Play 
Created DVD'  or 'Play DVD' menu.  Non-myth DVDs that I've tried do the 
same.

John P