mythtv -- export to mpeg/burn to dvd?

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Wed, Jan 24, 2007 at 07:50:03PM -0500, Matt Price 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.

mytharchive (new in mythtv 0.20) does exactly that.  It is great.

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