[mythtv-users] MythTV snv: Internal Player with mpeg2 files - wrong length a
Michael T. Dean
mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Thu Apr 5 19:39:03 UTC 2007
On 04/05/2007 11:37 AM, Stephane Blackburn wrote:
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> So, MythTV internal player can't play a mpeg file without having information
> in the seektable?
>
> I know it's the same effect that a seek table problem...
> But it's not a Myth recording...
> I have the problem with every mpeg files that are on either local drive,
> samba shares...
> The files are from different sources.
>
> I don't use Mythcommflag or mythtranscode. I prefer doing this myself with
> other tools.
> Ex: I use VideoRedo in Windows to cut ads (can't find anything better in
> linux). VideoRedo don't mess with the show length duration. HiDefinition
> files are too big to let mythcommflag run IMO. This is just too slow. I
> don't mind having to fast forward ads manually. I'm in Canada, and over
> here, the mythcommflag isn't always right with the ads removal.
>
> I'm pretty sure that I wasn't having problem previously when seeking in
> mpeg2 files. I record mpeg2 files for 2 years now (with VDR before and now
> MythTV). I'm having problem with all the mpeg2 files, no matter where they
> come from.
>
> Any idea? Anyone being able to seek mpeg2 files correctly without having to
> populate the seek table?
Seektables allow fast and "exact" seeking in MPEG-2 for Myth. AIUI,
without seektable information, Myth tries to use avformat's seeking
(which is inexact and slow).
Mike
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