[mythtv-users] Transcoding help please?

[Michael Watson]

On 12/03/2013 6:46 PM, mythtv . wrote:
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>     It is not difficult to setup John's script(s)  as a UserJob that
>     works as a replacement for MythTranscode. I use a modified version
>     of John's script with 'mythvidexport' to cut pre and post padding
>     and commercials then export the result to my Video storage group.
>     I commented out all of the "echo"ing to console and added some
>     additional "rm -f" statements to clean up logging (once I had
>     everything working the way I wanted ;-). Now all I have to do is
>     verify that all of the cutpoints are on a keyframe for a given
>     recording and schedule the UserJob.
>
>     Mike
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> Thanks for all your help guys! Greatly appreciated.
>
> Out of interest do people actually do transcoding and the like in 
> terms of what I want. I kind of figured it was just something that 
> loads of people did and it was straightforward until it didnt quite 
> work. Or do people just use cut lists and leave the cut bits in situ.
>
> I always delete recordings after I have watched them but this is just 
> for some of the kids shows and seeign as I have 15 mins total of 
> padding by default on the system it almost doubles the size of some so 
> thought it a good idea.
>
> Martin
>
We watch, and allow to auto expire.
With the kids shows, I have them set to record at any time on any 
channel, duplicate checking current recordings, keep max of 5 episodes, 
record new and expire old, (actually, most shows are set like this, with 
the exception of max of 5 recordings)
My kids usually go into "Watch Recordings", and scroll down from the 
latest recording until they find something they want to watch, rarely do 
they go looking for a particular show)

I dont bother transcoding at all.