[mythtv-users] Re: Transcode to DVD-compatible MPEG-2 without quality loss?

[Mike Frisch]

On 22-Oct-05, at 1:10 PM, Boleslaw Ciesielski wrote:

> In that case try this:
>
> mencoder -of mpeg -mpegopts format=dvd -ovc copy -oac copy -o  
> foo.mpg foo.nuv
>

When I do that, I get the following:

INITIAL DELAY of 2 frames
WARN: Audio pts for channel 8 moves backwards; please remultiplex input.
WARN: Previous sector: 6.656 - 6.704
WARN: Current sector: 6.680 - 6.704

This happens repeatedly while running.

> Also, you should record at 720x480 (NTSC) for maximum compliance,
> though this is usually not neccessary either.

I've started doing this in an effort to improve picture quality.   
Disk space is not an issue for me.

Thanks,

Mike.