[mythtv-users] User Job: MPEG --> MP4

[Michael Craven]

> > I'm a bit confused about user jobs versus mythtranscode... I've read
a 
> > bunch of info on both options but most seem to be actually
transcoding 
> > when I just want to change containers and replace the original file.
The 
> > next step will be snipping commercials.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Basically, I'd like to move from the MPG file Myth is creating to an

> > MP4. I've used the following command line to accomplish this
manually:
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > ffmpeg -i input.mpg -acodec copy -vcodec copy output.mp4
> AFAIK this will not be what you think it is. I tried, doesn't play
with 
> mplayer or popcornhour. Tried to put extracted audio and video in an
mp4 
> container with MP4Box. The same, doesn't play on both.
> What does medianfo tel you about this file, is it mp4 container, or
just 
> renamed mpg.
> BTW, what are you trying to achieve by putting it in an mp4 container?

The mpg that myth records to disk contains AVC/AAC streams. Both of
these are playable by a PS3 (my frontend) but not in the original
container. The MP4 output by the ffmpeg command line above streams to
the PS3 just fine.