[mythtv-users] Converting mythtv capture to DVD

[Steve Daniels]

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> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-
> bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of JCA
> Sent: 20 July 2006 06:01
> To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> Subject: [mythtv-users] Converting mythtv capture to DVD
> 
>     I scheduled a recording with mythfrontend. Mythtv did the
> recording fine, creating an MPEG file. This file plays under mplayer
> in my Linux without problems.
> 
>    Now I fed the MPEG file to dvdauthor, using a dvdauthor.xml file
> that I have successfully used numerous times to create VIDEO_TS
> directories to be burnt to a DVD, which can then be played without
> problems on ordinary DVD players.
> 
>    The problem is that dvdauthor seems to be unable to process the
> MPEG file created by mythtv. It just prints out thousands of lines
> like the following:
> 
> WARN: Skipping sector, waiting for first VOBU...
> 
> And, occasionally, it prints out
> 
> WARN: System header found, but PCI/DSI information is not where expected
>         (make sure your system header is 18 bytes!)
> 
> The contents of the VIDEO_TS directory are of course not created.
> 
>    I guess that this must be to do with the way in which I am
> capturing the video. 

Out of interest, it might help to know just how you are capturing the video.
What card, what recording profile / settings, driver versions, myth versions
etc. I can't help you, but that info may be of more use to someone who might
be able to help :-)

> So, how is mythtv configured so that the MPEG
> files it creates are correctly processed by dvdauthor? Or, failing
> that, how can these MPEG files be processed for dvdauthor?

Sorry I can't help, but I hope the further info that I've asked for may help
others :-)

Steve Daniels

(who's body's just crashing having been up sick all night with only two
hours sleep!)

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