[mythtv-users] Only get NAR track when Archive to DVD

[John Pilkington]

On 21/08/13 13:46, John Pilkington wrote:
> On 21/08/13 10:23, Bob Cox wrote:
>> Using 0.26.0 if I try to archive a HD recording to an DVD ISO I end up
>> with the NAR sound track instead of the normal sound track.
>>
>> Can I change this or have both(all) tracks archived?
>>
>>
>> --
>> Bob Cox <coxb at lpi.org.uk>
>
> I think this used to be controlled by your choice of default language -
> eg eng or undefined, but I've just looked through the mythtvsetup and
> mythfrontend setup menus and can't see that option anymore.  It seems
> unlikely that it has been dropped; maybe it's context sensitive or
> someone else will remember where it is.

A post yesterday in the commits list reminded me.  The language 
preferences are set in frontend > Setup > Appearance > Localization.  I 
have EN_GB, English, Undetermined, and that may be what you want.  I 
usually remove unwanted streams and edit before running MythArchive.

You can view the algorithm that is used in
/usr/share/mythtv/mytharchive/scripts/mythburn.py
at line 4047 ( #get audioID's)

>
> Have you actually lost the main soundtrack, or is it just not the
> default on playback?  Maybe try hitting + during playback to switch.
>
> I have rarely used the HD > DVD route because it takes so much longer
> than SD > DVD without transcoding and the results haven't looked
> noticeably better, but YMMV.  I've just tried a short example that
> worked ok.
>
> John P