Re: [vdr] Convert recording
On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 3:17 PM, Marx wrote: > x264 is an option because it's defacto standard. > What external software can I use to mark ads? > For now I mainly use web interface, is there possibility to externally mark > ads in recording and somehow start conversion from web interface? I don't edit video in linux so I'm not sure what, or even if there's anything worth recommending. From what I've heard there isn't BUT, apparently there's a linux port of AviSynth called AvxSynth. If it works, you should be able to use that to easily remove ads and encode. You should also be able to trigger it from a web interface. Doing this with AviSynth in Windows is a piece of cake but I can't speak for the linux port. Additionally, maybe someone else would like to chime in with other alternatives..? ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] Convert recording
x264 is an option because it's defacto standard. What external software can I use to mark ads? For now I mainly use web interface, is there possibility to externally mark ads in recording and somehow start conversion from web interface? Marx ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] Convert recording
W dniu 2012-05-04 16:25, Dominic Evans pisze: I recommend looking at http://projects.vdr-developer.org/projects/vdrnfofs This fuse-based tool allows you to make your VDR library easily understandable by XBMC by providing a suitable filename and .nfo pair: I know it and it seems nice but it's not exactly what I'm looking for. For example after conversion I doubt such recording still be working in VDR, so there is no sense to keep it in VDR recordings directory. Marx ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] Convert recording
On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 6:28 AM, Marx wrote: > For now it's rather long way: I convert .ts stream into mpeg2 (I forgot the > name but it's software which allows cut file altogether, hovewer it's not > user friendly becauses of small preview window), then convert it with some > software (VirtualDub, Handbrake or ffmpeg), then rename and load into XBMC > library. > > I know it's rather lously connected with VDR, hovewer I have idea of using > VDR as main tool in this toolchain. First it knows from EPG metadata the > name of movie, so it can find it in IMDB (in fact both web interfaces can do > that now). Next it allows to cut recordings (hovewer I prefer doing it with > keyboard) and sometimes automate ads removing. The last piece is converting > which also is available via some external scripts. > > The problem is I would prefer doing it via web interface, because keyboard & > mouse is more productive than remote. I hoverwer didn't find possibility to > start converting via web interface. You should look into VDR's "commands.conf". Next, don't do any unnecessary encoding. Cut the ads from the VDR recording either within VDR or using an external app, then transcode the editing recording directly to xvid. IMDB probably has an api to fetch data but if not, you still have the info from the VDR recording and can just parse IMDB webpages using a script. One note about encoding... Do yourself a favor and use a target quantizer rather than target bitrate or filesize. Every video is different and has different requirements to maintain quality. There is no 'magic encoding settings' where one-size-fits-all, but using a target quantizer will get you closer than anything else. With xvid I'd recommend 3-5, and do a 2-pass encode. You may want to consider transcoding to x264 (in an mkv container) instead. In most cases it will give you better quality at smaller sizes. The mkv container is far more capable that avi. These days the only reason to both with xvid is if you use some old & outdated standalone player that only supports xvid. ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
Re: [vdr] Convert recording
On 4 May 2012 14:28, Marx wrote: > Hello > It's probably common use but I didn't find good info how to do that: > I record movie. It needs to be cutted (advertisment etc) and than compressed > from mpeg2 to divx (because this format is smaller and playable on almost > everything). Then movie is moved to library which scans IMDB or similair > services to download meta information. > > The goal is how to do that as most automatically as possible. > For now it's rather long way: I convert .ts stream into mpeg2 (I forgot the > name but it's software which allows cut file altogether, hovewer it's not > user friendly becauses of small preview window), then convert it with some > software (VirtualDub, Handbrake or ffmpeg), then rename and load into XBMC > library. I recommend looking at http://projects.vdr-developer.org/projects/vdrnfofs This fuse-based tool allows you to make your VDR library easily understandable by XBMC by providing a suitable filename and .nfo pair: e.g., $ ls -1 /srv/vdr/Green_Card* Green_Card_2011-09-07.23.28.1-0.rec.mpg Green_Card_2011-09-07.23.28.1-0.rec.nfo $ cat /srv/vdr/Green_Card*.nfo Green Card Gérard Depardieu's much-anticipated English language debut was, to some extent, lost in the fuss created by the revelations about his wild youth that appeared around the time of its release. Despite being unoriginal, full of narrative improbabilities and not as funny as it should be, this easy-going comedy from director Peter Weir has undeniable charm and features two engaging performances, with Andie MacDowell winning you over to her initially cold, calculating Manhattanite. Weir is a little heavy-handed with the comic set pieces, but he develops the romance with some care and turns the immigration inquiry into a nail-biting tear-jerker. It's slight and trite, but so what?||Director Peter Weir|Actor Gérard Depardieu|Actor Andie MacDowell|Actor Bebe Neuwirth|Actor Gregg Edelman|Actor Robert Prosky|Actor Jessie Keosian|Actor Ethan Phillips|Actor Mary Louise Wilson|Actor Lois Smith|Actor Conrad McLaren| ___ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
