[mythtv-users] Zotac ZBox HD-ID11-U (ION 2?)ships

[Nick Rout]

On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 12:09 PM, Doug Lytle <support at drdos.info> wrote:
> Nick Rout wrote:
>>
>> But makemkv doesn't make an h264 file out of a DVD. It makes mpeg
>> inside an mkv container.
>>
>>
>
> I stand corrected:
>
> Video
> ID                               : 1
> Format                           : MPEG Video
> Format version                   : Version 2
> Format profile                   : Main at Main
> Format settings, BVOP            : Yes
> Format settings, Matrix          : Default
> Codec ID                         : V_MPEG2
> Codec ID/Info                    : MPEG 1 or 2 Video
> Duration                         : 2h 0mn
>
>

vdpau assists in mpeg2 and h.264, so you are getting vdpau benefits.

makemkv essentially just decrypts and repackages, but doesn't re-encode.

I guess if you want to make it smaller, you could then run the file
through handbrake and convert to h.264.