On 12/17/05, John Andersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 12/17/05, Matt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Yea, I got it to finally work by installing transcode from source > > rather than the ubuntu package, although I think the error had to do > > with something else, but I do realize that it's slow as John said. I > > kicked off 12 half hour shows last night (12 hours ago), and it's only > > completed 5 so far. > > I exported the same show twice, once with transcode and once > with ffmpeg, in both cases leaving the resolution the same and > selecting the defaults. > > The output file size is slightly different (350095580 vs 349024640) > and the transcode version is indeed a little better, but not 5 times > better. > > Thats right it took transcode 3 hours and 45 minutes to > transcode a 1 hour show, and it took ffmpeg 48 minutes. > > Further, the transcoded version has occasional jerkyness in > the video, (I think there is some playback frame dropping > happening) on some players, and the video falls behind > the audio in other players. > > This does not happen with ffmpeg. > >
Well, I wish I could use ffmpeg to do it. Unfortunantly, ffmpeg doesn't have stable releases really, they tell you to build off CVS, and if you want a stable release you have to use on that's over two years old or perhaps an apt package. BTW... my process is still running. 10/12 shows done... and it's been 21 hours. _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
