[mythtv-users] Transcodin questions..

[Raymond Wagner]

On 4/2/2010 04:24, Thomas Mørch wrote:
> I tried to transcode using the default transcode setup, which 
> converted my mpeg-2 TS to a nuv that was bigger than the original mpg 
> file, and after the transcode, subtitles had disappeared as well.

You likely transcoded to MJPEG.

> I subsequently tried to define a new transcoding profile, called 
> lossless, that should do exactly what it's named. BUT! this doesn't 
> show up on any of my frontends. (I tried to restart backend/master, 
> and all frontends but that didn't help)

You currently cannot define new transcoding profiles, you have to edit 
and use the existing ones.  Most people end up setting the 'Autodetect 
-- MPEG2' profile to lossless, and just use that for everything.