[mythtv-users] How to transcode HD recording

[mythtv at phipps-hutton.freeserve.co.uk]

Quoting John Pilkington <J.Pilk at tesco.net>:
> It cuts at keyframes, and sometimes, in my HD recordings, these may  
> be several seconds apart.   I find that stepping forward or back in  
> the editor tends to get almost stuck then, too, but that may be  
> because of inadequate hardware.
>
> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/MythDVBcut
>

In the UK on the FreeviewHD platform the encoders do statistical  
multiplexing ans vary the gaps between keyframes. It's usually very  
good at adding keyframes at the start and end of commercial breaks but  
can go for over 30 seconds in the end credits of films. Trying to go  
back one frame in the cutlist editor can be very slow and appear to  
hang. I guess it's also very poor if you are watching live and happen  
to tune in those times (even with a normal TV)

Cheers,
Tim.