Sunday, September 09, 2007

Mythdora-Transcoding

We got Mythdora to transcode so now we can convert our recorded programs into xVid, DVD or DIVX automatically.

First stop the backend
# service mythbackend stop

Go to setup
# mythtv-setup

Hit Next 6 times till you get to Job Queue (Host-Specific) section:

In here make sure you have selected the following:

In here make sure you have selected the following:
"Allow Commercial Detection Jobs"
"Allow Transcoding jobs"
"Allow 'User Job #1' Jobs"
"Allow 'User Job #2' Jobs"
"Allow 'User Job #3' Jobs"
"Allow 'User Job #4' Jobs"

Hit Next

Now select 'Save original files after transcoding'

You can also enter the commands and description on the next page.

User Job #1 Description: Convert to Xvid
User Job #1 Command: /usr/bin/nuvexport-xvid --nice 19 --input="%FILE%"
User Job #2 Description: Convert to DIVX
User Job #2 Command: /usr/bin/nuvexport-divx --nice 19 --input="%FILE%"
User Job #3 Description: Convert to dvd
User Job #3 Command: /usr/bin/nuvexport-dvd --nice 19 --input="%FILE%"

# service mythbackend start