[mythtv-users] Transcoding HDTV?
Brad Fuller
bradallenfuller at yahoo.com
Wed Oct 4 18:52:46 UTC 2006
Not off topic, but not specifically MythTV.
There is an article in the latest Linux Journal (Oct 2006) about
transcoding to H.264.
"Advanced Video Coding on Linux"
http://interactive.linuxjournal.com/article/9005
I might have to subscribe to view it.
Nate Carlson wrote:
> I've finally picked up a HDHomeRun, and can now do proper HDTV with
> Myth (these are so much easier to get up and running than the PCI-based
> cards.. I'm really impressed!) One thing I never did get working with the
> PCI-based solutions was trancoding.. I want to drop my HDTV programming
> down to a significantly lower resolution that it's broadcasted at (DVD-ish
> resolution looks fine on my TV's), and haven't been able to figure out the
> best way to set this up.
>
> A few questions:
>
> - Is there a way to get Myth to automatically use a certain transcoding
> profile for HDTV programs? If so, how does it define HDTV programs?
>
> - I'd like to drop the resolution significantly, and go to MPEG4 (well,
> h264, but I bet that's not an option!) Any problems with that?
>
> - Is it possible to keep the AC3 audio track, or will it be converted to
> MP3?
>
> - Any other advice?
>
> Obviously, since I'm using a HDHomeRun, I'm on 0.20.. I'm actually
> near-current to the 0.20-fixes branch right now.
>
> Thanks! :)
>
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