MythTV Transcoding
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Introduction
Transcoding is when you decode video compressed in one format, and re-encode it in another. Usually, it's done for 2 reasons:
- Removing commercials
- To free up hard disk space
There are now 2 common video files that are around at the moment:-
- High Definition 720p x264 MKV or MP4, with AC3 6 channels surround sound
- Standard Definition 360p XviD AVI, with MP3 2 channels stereo sound
HD X264 MP4
XviD AVI
OLD: XviD AVI
To transcode the MythTV recordings from MPEG-2 (.mpg) to XviD Compatible AVI, I followed the instructions on this web page. I created a directory /var/lib/mythtv/nuvexports and saved my Job #1 as 'Export to XviD'...
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=346778
There is an isue with using ffmpeg to transcode however. For the time being, I am using...
nuvexport-xvid --mencoder
...to do the transcoding but this is painfully slow.
I am working on a fix for ffmpeg - I think it lies in the PERL module which nuvexport uses.
/usr/local/share/nuvexport/export/ffmpeg/XviD.pm
