[mythtv-users] Myth Archive - ripping DVD silent films

[jedi]

On Fri, Sep 05, 2008 at 11:22:26AM -0700, Sam Logen wrote:
> 
> --- On Tue, 9/2/08, Sam Logen <starz909 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > From: Sam Logen <starz909 at yahoo.com>
> > Subject: Myth Archive - ripping DVD silent films
> > To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> > Date: Tuesday, September 2, 2008, 1:19 PM
> > Hi, I tried to archive a dvd of an old silent film, so I
> > booted up mythtv and went to the archive menu.  I set the
> > quality to lowest, since it was an old black & white,
> > and the ripping finished successfully.  However, when I go
> > back to Mythvideos to watch it, some parts of the film play
> > back at twice the normal speed (both audio and video).  Why
> > is this, and how can I fix it?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Sam
> 
> Does nobody have a solution for this problem?  Could it be that the "mtd" is throwing out frames it thinks is bad, but is really just the normal quality for silent-era films?
> 

    Could it be perhaps... that you're the only guy interested in silent
films. That seems to be the case (with me) when it comes to closed captions.
Usually people give me this dumfounded look when I bring them up.