[mythtv-users] Backing out of a Transcode safely

[John Westlund]

That's all you would need to do to get things working.  Database also
contains the size of the recording, but that's not critical for replay. A
quick perl script using DBI could probably automate the process for you.

On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 4:41 AM, Mike Perkins <mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk>
wrote:

> I have been experimenting with Transcoding, since I know absolutely nothing
> about the process, and up to now the as-received files were perfectly
> adequate.
>
> However, I have transcoded some sample files and the results are less than
> satisfactory. The original files are still there, with a .old extension, so
> I
> can easily delete the transcoded file and restore the original.
>
> I have realised that the seek table will need to be rebuilt, and the
> database
> entry changed since the original was .mpg and the transcoded file is .nuv.
> There
> may be other steps I need to do as well.
>
> Is there a standard way of reverting a transcode? Perhaps a script? It
> would be
> useful to know so I don't break anything.
> --
>
> Mike Perkins
>
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