Hi guys Thanks for the tips on creating DVDs from NUV files captured from terrestrial digital tv and mythtv.
I have had some success and would like to report the methods. Note: dvbcut can save mpgs in one of 4 formats. Let me refer to these as A.B.C.D A = DVD (DVBCUT multiplexer) B = MPEG program stream (DVBCUT multiplexer) C = MPEG program stream/DVD (libavformat) D = MPEG transport stream (libavformat) Trials: 1. cut sections from original NUV files and save as format A 2. use dvdstyler to create VOBS and VIDEO_TS/* 3. burn to DVD RESULT: dvdstyler treats the format A mpg files as ok, and does not remux them. Resulting vob files play ok on computer but on domestic DVD machine they usually play without sound - *sometimes* with sound. => unreliable. 1. cut sections from original NUV files and save as format B 2. use dvdstyler to create vobs and VIDEO_TS/* 3. burn to DVD RESULT: dvdstyler accepts the format B files but remuxes them to create VOBs. Resulting VOB files play ok on computer and domestic DVD machine. Sync is maintained. => acceptable 1. cut sections from original NUV files and save as format C 2. use dvdstyler to create VOBS and VIDEO_TS/* 3. burn to DVD RESULT: dvdstyler treats the format C mpg files as ok, and does not remux them. Resulting VOB files play ok on computer and domestic DVD machine. Sync is maintained. => best! 1. cut sections from original NUV files and save as format D 2. use dvdstyler to create VOBS and VIDEO_TS/* RESULT: dvdstyler does not like those files. Some problems: 1) files saved in format C - MPEG program stream/DVD (libavformat) - are not 100% compatible with dvdcut again - see other email 2) dvdstyler is extremely useful, but because you have to do it all through the GUI, its very easy to make little mistakes or forget to set up everything e.g. button-to-button navigation Also - not all attributes are written to the dvdstyler xml file! It can be very time consuming. I am making many dvds with the same layout, so I have found it best to * carefully create a dvdstyler layout * save it in xml * copy the xml and modify it to act as a template - replace all the filenames, chapter points, and menu labels with tokens. * use a perl script to create new xml files from the template, for different sets of MPGs/different menu details. For each new xml: * open the new xml file with dvdstyler, and use the GUI to add the small details that are not encoded in the XML. * ask dvdstyler to create the new dvd I have not yet found a way to make use of the Chapter points that dvbcut can place in(?) the mpg - other than manually copying the list of points from the dialog into the dvdstyler xml file. Was that the original intention, or is there an easier way? Whatever, I'm much happier now. Thanks again -- _______________________________________________ Surf the Web in a faster, safer and easier way: Download Opera 9 at http://www.opera.com Powered by Outblaze ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ DVBCUT-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dvbcut-user
