All, > For archiving to DVD I use my Mac. I just transfer over the .nuv file > (which is really MPEG-2), rename it .mpg, MPEGStream to get it into DV > format, and use Quicktime Pro to cut out the commercials. I can then > use iDVD to make a disc with cool menus, etc. Easy. > > Assuming you have a Mac, that is ;). > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users >
I started this way, but it takes forever time wise on my Mac Mini and my quality was pretty bad with all the reencoding that went on. Also, iDVD is not good for controlling the bit rate on the final DVD. iDVD would record my content at full DVD quality which would just fit a one hour show on my single layer DVD-R (lame!). I am now doing the following with Linux which takes far less CPU time, but does take a fair amount of I/O time. Which of course assumes you have a Linux box. 1. Demux/Cut MPEG2 content from MythTV with Java based ProjectX. You can download ProjectX from http://www.doom9.org/DigiTV/projectx.htm . This application not only has the ability to cut the MPEG (only on keyframes) without reencoding, but it appears to have fixed all of the audio sync problems for me. I have yet to tackle real long stuff but my kids two hour shows are fine. 2. Re-multiplex audio/video streams with mplex 3. Create DVD structures with dvdauthor 4. Create DVD ISO with mkisofs (not sure why others are using growisofs, mkisofs works fine for me). 5. Copy DVD ISO to my Mac for burning (My Mac has the only DVD burner in the house.) I started using avidemux2 for step 1. but I had audio sync issues that I could not correct with a static audio skew. ProjectX seems to do some kind of correction, and in fact it says it is fixing frame ordering when I use it in the logs. Total time from transfer of the MPEG2 to my Linux box to a burned DVD is about 45 minutes. I even have a little shell script that takes care of most of the brain dead steps (mplex, dvdauthor, mkisofs, not the editing!). Currently with a max variable bit rate of 4.4Mbit (on my PVR-250), I get a little over two hours of content on one single layer DVD-R which plays on every settop DVD player I have tried so far (including some xboxes) with zero audio sync issues. This means three one hour episodes minus commercials on each DVD-R! Excellent! I started with the following HOW-TO and adapted as I stated above: http://www.mythtv.info/moin.cgi/ArchiveRecordingsToDvdHowTo . If you want all the gory tech details, then I will put together an HTML based HOW-TO and post it someplace. Regards, John P. Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Email Sticker: My Boss is a Jewish carpenter http://www.GoboLinux.org | User #00010110 _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
