[mythtv] Importing files...

[Joseph A. Caputo]

On Monday 27 September 2004 04:14, Neil Whelchel wrote:
> Hello,
> With all of the .nuv export talk floating around, I just had to
> ask... Why are there not any nice utilities floating around to IMPORT
> TO .nuv? Sure mythrtanscode does work for some things, but what I am
> really looking to do is to re-encode .avi files and .vob files to
> .nuv.
> Afterall, why should I have to use xine or mplayer to handle playback
> of files with the MythVideo package when I can use mythtv as the
> player? If you have a Myth setup, why bother with other formats, I
> say, rip the DVD straight to .nuv and be done with it.. If you really
> NEED to use another player for some reason, then export it at that
> time...

That's what the 'Internal' player in MythVideo is for.  Why transcode 
when Myth can natively play back pretty much any format supported by 
ffmpeg?

The internal player is now quite usable (thanks, JDS) for most files, 
though it does still have a few seeking issues with FF/REW in .avi 
files.

-JAC