[mythtv-users] Mytharchive errors

[Nick Rout]

On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 3:20 PM, Harry Devine <lifter89 at comcast.net> wrote:
> Rod Smith wrote:
>> For *ME*, the script I wrote (and that you've got), which uses mencoder, does
>> a better job than MythArchive's transcoding. I can't promise it'll work
>> better for you, though; there are just too many variables at play to be sure
>> what'll work best.
>>
>>
>
> I finally go around to trying your script.  I had to go and download
> midentify, rename it from midentify.sh to midentify and make it 555.
> After I run the script and answer the questions, I get "Error parsing
> option on the command line: -o".  Here's the output (I may have answered
> some questions wrong, just based on my own lack of understanding or just
> flat-out guessing!):
>
> hdevine at hdevine-desktop:/usr/bin$ sudo mytranscode

you haven't specified an input or output file. As I read the script it
needs both, something like:

mytranscode /var/lib/mythtv/recordings/filename.nuv /tmp/newfilename.mpg

-o sets the output filename, and thats why it is failing (cos you
haven't specified one.)