[mythtv-users] Archiving Shows to DVD

[chris at cpr.homelinux.net]

On Thu, Jul 28, 2005 at 07:16:31PM +0100, Dave Ansell wrote:
>      Is there a straightforward way to transfer shows to DVD in a sensible 
> format for viewing on DVD players, etc.    My recordings are from DVB-T in 
> TS format.  I have tried transcode, but it fails to run with the out-of-the 
> box Myth settings (Myth 0.18.1 atrpms)

Most modern DVD players will accept DVDs that do not have the 
traditional VIDEO_TS directory, and will either present an on-screen 
file browser or search the disk and build a sequential play-list 
containing all of the recognized media files (mpg, avi, mp3, etc.).  I 
use nuvexport to convert shows to VCD (mpg) format and then burn them 
to DVD-R or DVD-RW so I can take them with me.  In this format, a 
single DVD disk holds about 6 or 7 hours of video.