[mythtv-users] mpeg2 transcoding

[Michael T. Dean]

On 06/27/2006 01:29 PM, Jeremy Owens-Boggs wrote:
> Can mythTv use software encoding to record shows in MPEG2 format?  I 
> use a Hauppauge MediaMVP as a front end and it only plays MPEG1/2 
> video files.  After much trial -n- error and frustration, I got MythTV 
> working with my older hauppauge WinTV (bt chipset), and then got the 
> mvpmc working on the Hauppauge MVP, but since MythTV seems to only 
> want to record shows in either MPEG4 or RTjpeg, I can't watch the 
> recorded shows on my TV.  Any help or suggestions would be 
> appreciated.  I am pretty attached to the MediaMVP, it is small, 
> silent and quick to turn on. 

Not currently.  I think someone (Chris Pinkham?) was working on either 
allowing recording to MPEG-2 directly or at least allowing transcoding 
to MPEG-2.  So, right now your options include:

    a) patience (could be quite a while, though)
    b) get a different frontend
    c) get a hardware encoder like the PVR-150

Mike