mythtv -- export to mpeg/burn to dvd?

[Michael MacLeod]

I don't know how much effort you're prepared to put into this, but upgrading
to ubuntu edgy eft and installing the most recent stable version of mythtv
will net you the new MythArchive module, which will do exactly what you
want. I regularly burn off dvd's with the weeks Daily Show and Colbert
Report episodes for my girlfriend and her room mate. It'll even convert
video files off the net and burn them to dvd.

Having installed mythtv 0.18 on breezy as well, I can tell you that if you
follow the guides at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MythTV you'll get a
working system pretty quickly.

If you don't want to reinstall mtythv, you could do the legwork to add
MythBurn to the install you have. I have to say though, that I found it
easier to just upgrade than the shoehorn in MythBurn. However, depending on
just how 'low end' we're talking about, the lower requirements for breezy
and 0.18 might be reason enough to stick with what you have.

On 1/24/07, Matt Price <matt.price-H217xnMUJC0sA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I run mythtv 0.18 under ubuntu breezy on a low-end dell with a Hauppauge
> pvr-350 -- t all works great for me and I have  not noticed any missing
> features..
>
> however, I'm now getting requests from people to 'tape something for me'
> -- e.g., my brother wants us to tape Mr Rogers for his 2-year-old, and
> occasionally something's on the news that some neighbour wants
> recorded.
>
> so, question:  is there an easy way to flag a bunch of recordings in
> mythtv, perhaps rip them to xvid or mpeg4, then burn them to a dvd?
> THis would all have to be done either through the mythtv interface, or
> on the command line; this machine has nothing attached to the onboard
> vga-out.  And it would be nice if it could be done in a pretty
> straightforward way -- set a bunch of preferences, make sure that the
> the file has been flagged for commercials, then transcode to a
> reasonable file name.  For some shows I'd probably do it as a cron job.
>
> looking around, it seems like nuvexport is the preferred tool for this.
> does anyone use nuvexport in approximately the way I describe?  Or
> ocmbine it with some ad hoc scripts?  WOuld love to hear the experience
> of others.
>
> thanks,
>
> Matt
>
> --
> Matt Price
> History Dept
> University of Toronto
> matt.price-H217xnMUJC0sA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org
>
>
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