[mythtv-users] Transcoding ripped DVDs

[Mark Wormgoor]

Hi,

Have you read this: http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/MythDVD#DVD_Ripping ?

Kind regards,

Mark

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From: "gonzalo diethelm" <gdiethelm at dcv.cl>
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 2:44 PM
To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Transcoding ripped DVDs

> Since I have received no answers to my (DVD) transcoding questions, I
> will rephrase: does MythVideo support transcoding of ripped DVDs? Can it
> be scheduled while watching a DVD? Can it be launched from the command
> line?
> 
> Best regards.
> 
> -- 
> Gonzalo Diethelm
> DCV - Chile
> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-
>> bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of gonzalo diethelm
>> Sent: Friday 13 Feb 2009 11:26
>> To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
>> Subject: [mythtv-users] Transcoding ripped DVDs
>> 
>> Now that I have some ripped DVDs available in MythDVD, I would like to
>> learn how to transcode them. Questions:
>> 
>> 1. How do I initiate a transcoding job directly from the screen where
> I am
>> watching the movie? I tried hitting X but I believe it didn't do
> anything.
>> How do I control the parameters for the job in this case? Where can I
> see
>> the list of pending, ongoing, etc., transcoding jobs?
>> 
>> 2. How do I initiate a transcoding job from a command line? How do I
>> control the parameters for the job in this case?
>> 
>> 3. Can anybody share recommendations on transcoding parameters for the
>> following cases? I would like to lower the space used by the movies,
> but
>> hopefully keeping the quality "good enough" (I am aware that this is a
>> subjective measure).
>> 
>> 3.1. Older movies (think 2010, Godfather) that, although available in
> DVD
>> format, have a rather lower resolution than new movies and do not
> benefit
>> that much from having them in high quality MPEG format.
>> 
>> 3.2. Newer movies (think Matrix, Madagascar) with much higher quality.
>> 
>> Thanks and best regards,
>> 
>> --
>> Gonzalo Diethelm
>> DCV - Chile
>> 
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