[mythtv-users] Recording shows to DVD?

[stan]

On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 11:25:50AM -0600, Chris Delis wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 10:58:42AM -0500, stan wrote:
> > On Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 05:12:19PM -0500, Andrew Dodd wrote:
> > > Quoting "Boyd II, Willy" <wboyd at fulbright.com>:
> > > 
> > > >
> > > > pvr-250 right?  I don't think you want the dvb stuff then.  I was referring
> > > > to this script:
> > > > 
> > > > ---------------
> > > > #!/bin/sh 
> > > > 
> > > > mkfifo aud0 
> > > > mkfifo vid0 
> > > > mkfifo dvdmpg 
> > > > 
> > > > mpeg2desc -a0 < $1 > aud0 & 
> > > > mpeg2desc -v0 < $1 > vid0 & 
> > > > mplex -f 8 -V -o dvdmpg aud0 vid0 & 
> > > > dvdauthor -o $2 -f dvdmpg 
> > > > dvdauthor -o $2 -T 
> > > > 
> > > > rm aud0 
> > > > rm vid0 
> > > > rm dvdmpg
> > > > ----------------
> > > > 
> > > > Pass it the .nuv file and a name for the new dvd project.  You should end
> > > > up
> > > > with a directory which you can mkisofs into a ISO then burn it.  (Or are
> > > > people somehow bypassing the mkisofs step to burn?  lemme know if so...)
> > > That's my script.  :)
> > > 
> > Now that I have this working (and thanks for all the ehlp on that!). I have
> > one more question on this subject.
> > 
> > How can I put more than 1 show on a DVD? 
> 
> 
> You need to expand on the dvdauthor command.  Instead of:
> 
>    dvdauthor -o dvdimage -f dvdmpg 
> 
> you can add more mpegs to your dvd image like so:
> 
>    dvdauthor -o dvdimage -f dvdmpg1 dvdmpg2 [...]
> 
> This implies the need to create the additonal dvd-compliant mpegs,
> one for each show you want to put on dvd.
> 
> mpeg2desc -a0 < originalshow1.nuv > aud0 & 
> mpeg2desc -v0 < originalshow1.nuv > vid0 & 
> mplex -f 8 -V -o dvdmpg1 aud0 vid0 & 
> 
> mpeg2desc -a0 < originalshow2.nuv > aud0 & 
> mpeg2desc -v0 < originalshow2.nuv > vid0 & 
> mplex -f 8 -V -o dvdmpg2 aud0 vid0 & 
> 
> ...and then when you are done creating these, finish off with dvdauthor:
> 
> dvdauthor -o mydvd -f dvdmpg1 dvdmpg2 
> dvdauthor -o mydvd -T 
> 
> 
> I'll leave it as an exercise for the reader to put it all together in a nice
> generic script :)
> 
Thnaks.

If I ever get my X and ivtv-fb issues resolved (which is stuff I'm not very good at :-(), 
I will write a script for this (which I am failry good at), and post it to the list.

Meanwhile, I'm off to fight with XF86Config-4 files.

Thanks, again.


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