[mythtv] AW: [mythtv-users] Re: Archiving Shows to DVD

[Aaron McCarthy]

I have released a patch (ticket #158) that has similar functionality and does 
not require any external software (at least not for the cutting of the MPEG2 
files).  It does GOP accurate cutting of MPEG2 streams and adds DVD Nav 
packets.  It uses myths libavformat/libavcodec to demux and remux the MPEG 
stream.

I've also included a simple UI for authoring DVDs.  I have visions of a wizard 
with a bunch of templates to create DVD menus etc, but at the moment it 
creates autoplay DVDs.  All from within mythtv.

There are still some issues, but it seems to work with all of the DVB-T 
stations here in Brisbane, Australia.  I have been able to create DVD-Video 
compatible discs from Standard Definition recordings.

Aaron

On Saturday 13 August 2005 22:12, Martin Bene wrote:
> [about mythburn modifications]
>
> >>This version uses projectx for remux and commercial cutting. Cutting
>
> is
>
> >>NOT frame accurate, projectx rounds to the nearest GOP. Avidemux2
>
> (which
>
> >>was used for cutting previosuly) doesn't round - it just produces
>
> broken
>
> >>output files if your cutpoints aren't on a Keyframe.
> >>
> >>Requirements:
> >>- projectx (well, obviously )
> >>- Xvfb or local X server
> >>
> >>See http://mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=32174#32174 for
> >>details.
> >>
> >>patch can be downloaded at
> >>http://mabene.icomedias.com/mythburn/cut-0.4.diff
> >
> > Nice to see someone working on the mythburn scripts again.
> > I've been having a play with them myself recently. One of
> > the problems with the scripts at the moment is they where
> > written for use on knoppmyth and contain several hard
> > coded references to file paths etc. It would be nice to see
> > some sort of  configuration file where you could set the
> > location of the scripts, where to create and store temporary
> > files, what the mysql user and password should be
> > etc. to make them work on any distribution.
>
> That's on my todo list as it was pretty high on the whishlist in the
> comments I've received so far. That and file permissions. Currently it's
> a bit of a mess, logs and configs get written right in the program
> directories.
>
> > installs things. e.g. install all files in
> > ${PREFIX}/share/mythtv/mythburn.
>
> Since I'm running it on gentoo that's exactly where the files already
> are on my system :-)
>
> > If anyone is interested I have updated the mythburn-ui - the
> > mythtv style plugin - to compile and work with current svn.
>
> Now THAT's really great news. I haven't yet tried the UI stuff but the
> screenshots I've seen sure look nice. Does the UI still work with the
> current mythbtvburn.sh script? Around march the cutlist support was
> added to CVS, which changes the commandline for mythtvburn (file1 file2
> file3 becomes file1 cut file2 nocut file3 nocut), i.e each file is
> followed by the cutflag for that file.
>
> > What is the chance of mythburn becoming an official part of
> > MythTV? I think that would encourage more people to work on it and
>
> improve things.
>
> No Idea. Let's CC mythtv-dev and see if we get any comments :-)
>
> Bye, Martin