[mythtv-users] MythArchive execution time?

[Brad DerManouelian]

On May 8, 2007, at 8:05 PM, Craig Huff wrote:

>
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Brad DerManouelian <myth at dermanouelian.com>
> > To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 8, 2007 8:13:17 PM
> > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] MythArchive execution time?
> >
> > This time seems about right. I get about 30-40 fps on my AMD 64 X2
> > 4400+ cpu. If you're doing a lot of burning, you might consider
> > making your source a DVD-compliant format so you don't need to re-
> > encode when burning to DVD. For instance, if you're recording with a
> > PVR-150 or similar card, capture at a DVD compliant resolution and
> > don't transcode afterwards.
> >
>
> Brad,
>
> I have only found one place for selecting the format and set it to  
> 720x480 resolution -- in the front end recording profiles.
>
> Is this what you're talking about?  Am I overlooking a setting  
> elsewhere?
>
> I found out by trial and error that even with this resolution  
> setting, I had to transcode with an encoding profile (I use SP for  
> 2 hour movies in NTSC resolution).
>
> Craig Huff

Right. If you have it set to an appropriate resolution for DVD, you  
can opt not to re-encode when using MythArchive (I can't remember off  
the top of my head what to choose to do this, but I know there's an  
option to not re-encode the video) and it will simply burn the file  
as-is. As long as the source is appropriate for a DVD, it will play  
back just fine.

-Brad