[mythtv-users] Transcode blues...

[Joe Silver]

On 11/29/06, Michael Tiller <michael.tiller at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just so I get this straight, if I set a transcode profile, that by itself
> doesn't do anything.  It is only if I also select auto-transcode that it
> actually does the transcoding (according to the profile).  Is that correct?
>
> If I don't select auto-transcode is there any reason to even have the
> "transcode profile" in there?  In my experience if I transcode manually
> (after recording) it always asks me for the transcoding profile then.
>
> Finally, is anybody working on the ability to manually activate
> transcoding from MythWeb?  I was on the road recently and it would have been
> cool to be able to do this.
>
> --
> Mike


I believe the answers to your questions are mostly all positive.  Setting up
a transcoding profile doesn't actually do anything, except make it so when
you DO tell mythtv to transcode you have some sort of 'optimized'
transcoding setup that should be good for whatever program you have
recorded.  It doesn't hurt anything to have the transcode profiles setup,
but you are right, if you don't select 'auto-transcode' it doesn't do
anything.

I'm not exactly sure if you can manually activate transcoding from MythWeb
for already recorded programs, but I would imagine the functionality should
be easy to implement.  For upcoming recordings it is already possible.
Simply select the recording schedule and then pick the desired transcoder
and tick the 'auto-transcode' box under Advanced Options.



-Joe
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