[mythtv-users] MythTV to MythVideo, best and easiest solution for Mythbuntu 10.4?

ryan patterson ryan.goat at gmail.com
Fri May 7 11:22:13 UTC 2010


On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 5:32 AM, Sven Bretfeld <sven.bretfeld at gmx.ch> wrote:
> Hi all
>
> This is a newbie question. What I want to do is simple. I need a User
> Job that:
>
> 1. transcodes a MythTV recording, honoring the cutlist
>
> 2. reduces the file size /drastically/ (quality is secondary)
>
> 3. moves (or copies) the file to the videos directory
>
> 4. (looks for or keeps metadata information)

I understand wanting to transcode to get a smaller file size.  But why
do you want to move the recording to mythvideo?  You can just have the
transcoded file replace the original file.

Also you need to tell us what format your recordings are in and what resolution.

-Ryan


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