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how to convert vdr to divx?
by Craig Sanders 25 Mar '05

25 Mar '05

ok, i give up. i've been trying for days to figure out how to reliably convert vdr recordings to divx to save space (approx 300-400MB/hour vs approx 2GB/hr) . the best i've managed is that *some* recordings can be converted, but some won't. i have no idea why some work and some don't - as far as i can tell, it seems to be random (but i know it can't be). the other thing i can't figure out is how to get mencoder to process multiple input files - e.g. 001.vdr 002.vdr 003.vdr etc, for when the recording is >2GB. i didn't realise at first that mencoder ignored any input files past the first (i only found out when i noticed that a converted show finished halfway through...fortunately, i hadn't deleted the VDR recording yet). even if i try feeding it on stdin, it complains about "Cannot seek backward in linear streams!" i guess i have to do it in two stages. first convert multiple files to a single file, and then convert that to divx. but how? this is what i have so far: ---cut here--- #! /bin/bash # vdr2dix.sh [dir] # # e.g. vdr2divx.sh /video/FooBar/2005-03-22.23.59.99.99.rec # will convert to divx & save as /video/DIVX/FooBar.2005.03.22.avi OUTDIR=/video/DIVX IN=$1 program=$(echo $IN | sed -e 's=/video/==' -e 's=/.*==') date=$(echo $IN | sed -e 's=.*$[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]-[0-9][0-9]-[0-9][0-9]$.*=\1=') OUT="$OUTDIR/$program.$date.avi" echo $IN "===>" $OUT ARGS="-oac mp3lame -ovc lavc" echo mencoder $ARGS -o $OUT $IN/[0-9]*.vdr mencoder $ARGS -o $OUT $IN/[0-9]*.vdr ---cut here--- so, what's the secret? what do i have to do to convert vdr recordings to divx (or any other format)? i've searched google dozens of times and seen various partial "solutions" posted to various places, but none of them seem to work either, or they've been abandoned, or they're ancient and don't work with current versions of software, and (worst of all) many of them seem to depend on some windows program or other to do part of the job. i don't want to run any windows crap, even with wine. i don't want to run java stuff either. and i don't want to run a GUI to do it - i want simple command line tools that i can use in a script. so: 1. what *linux-native* tools do i need to do the job? i have pretty nearly every video codec, library, player, and editing tool available for debian (sid) already installed. i can compile and install anything else i need, if only i knew what i needed. 2. what command-line options do i give to mencoder (and/or any other tools)? 3. if there's an English language FAQ or a HOWTO, please point me at it. this must be a FAQ by now, but if anybody knows it doesn't look like they're telling (or if they are, it's in German which i can't read). i've run out of clues.....any help would be appreciated. craig ps: i've looked at projectx. by messing about with the incredibly clumsy GUI for ages, i can get it to convert multiple 0*.vdr files into one stream file for conversion with mencoder. i can't get it to do the same thing from the command line, which makes it absolutely useless for scripting purposes. i don't like java apps anyway. they're way too fragile. they have a tendency to break without warning just because you upgrade some unrelated library, and i really dislike having to "fix" the same thing over and over again every month or two. -- craig sanders <cas(a)taz.net.au> (part time cyborg)

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New Nexus FF Ver 2.3 cards
by Martin Spears 24 Mar '05

24 Mar '05

I am running vdr 1.3.22 on kernel 2.6.11.4 I an successful in getting vdr to run. when I try to use diseqc at all the system will not permite it. I have tryed swapping out the card, I have trieve disqc ver 1.0, and 2.0 switches. there are no errors on make for the system, but I cannot get it to switch. If I swap out a 2.3 card for a 2.2 card diseqc swithcing work perfectly. could i get some assistance on this? -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.4 - Release Date: 3/18/2005

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configurable LNB share
by Martin Spears 24 Mar '05

24 Mar '05

when I apply the patch i get errors on make I get ccache g++ -g -O2 -Wall -Woverloaded-virtual -c -DREMOTE_KBD -DREMOTE_ -D_GNU_SOURC E -DVIDEODIR=\"/video\" -DPLUGINDIR=\"./PLUGINS/lib\" -I../DVB/include audio.c ccache g++ -g -O2 -Wall -Woverloaded-virtual -c -DREMOTE_KBD -DREMOTE_ -D_GNU_SOURC E -DVIDEODIR=\"/video\" -DPLUGINDIR=\"./PLUGINS/lib\" -I../DVB/include channels.c ccache g++ -g -O2 -Wall -Woverloaded-virtual -c -DREMOTE_KBD -DREMOTE_ -D_GNU_SOURC E -DVIDEODIR=\"/video\" -DPLUGINDIR=\"./PLUGINS/lib\" -I../DVB/include ci.c ccache g++ -g -O2 -Wall -Woverloaded-virtual -c -DREMOTE_KBD -DREMOTE_ -D_GNU_SOURC E -DVIDEODIR=\"/video\" -DPLUGINDIR=\"./PLUGINS/lib\" -I../DVB/include config.c config.c: In member function `bool cSetup::Parse(const char*, const char*)': config.c:486: error: `CardUsesLNBnr' undeclared (first use this function) config.c:486: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in.) make: *** [config.o] Error 1 any ideas -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.0 - Release Date: 3/21/2005

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RE: [vdr] HELP::
by Vladimir Shved 24 Mar '05

24 Mar '05

You need to use NTSC patch on drivers source, then re-compile drivers and re-install. > -----Original Message----- > From: vdr-bounces(a)linuxtv.org [mailto:vdr-bounces@linuxtv.org] On Behalf > Of Andrey Vlassov > Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 1:26 PM > To: vdr(a)linuxtv.org > Subject: [vdr] HELP:: > > Hi, > > I am having a problem with vdr. And the problem is that when I start vdr I > have picture on the TV which "rolls". It looks like Nexus-S card > initialised in PAL mode. I have picture as on TV as on monitor. On monitor > the picture is static with color. But on TV the picture is "rolling" and > black and white. > > I guess that I am missing something. What adjustments should I make? > > PS: my location is North America/Canada (NTSC TV) > > Thanks, > > Andy

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bitstreamout: fix for crash
by Marcel Wiesweg 24 Mar '05

24 Mar '05

Hi, the attached patch fixes an uninitialized value which made for nasty and reliable crashes on my machine. Strange no one came across this one before. Marcel --- bytes.h_orig 2005-03-24 18:46:37.308704736 +0100 +++ bytes.h 2005-03-24 18:47:12.205399632 +0100 @@ -55,5 +55,5 @@ } public: - cHandle(const uint_8 *buf, size_t len) : curr(buf), avail(len), ex(1) {}; + cHandle(const uint_8 *buf, size_t len) : curr(buf), avail(len), offset(0), ex(1) {}; inline operator uint_8 () { return check(1) ? *curr : 0; }; inline operator uint_16 () { return check(2) ? ntohs(*((const uint_16*)curr)) : 0; };

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HELP::
by Andrey Vlassov 24 Mar '05

24 Mar '05

Hi, I am having a problem with vdr. And the problem is that when I start vdr I have picture on the TV which "rolls". It looks like Nexus-S card initialised in PAL mode. I have picture as on TV as on monitor. On monitor the picture is static with color. But on TV the picture is "rolling" and black and white. I guess that I am missing something. What adjustments should I make? PS: my location is North America/Canada (NTSC TV) Thanks, Andy

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vdradmin problem
by Kartsa 24 Mar '05

24 Mar '05

As I just bought my second dvb-c card and having vdr "ready" I thought I'd try vdradmin. I do everything it says in INSTALL but am having still a small problem. When I browse to http://localhost:8001 Whats On?, Playing Today and Channels does not show anything. On the other hand Timers, Auto Timers and Recordings shows what they are sopposed to (I think). I have selected some channels in configuration and set the buttons to yes in Channel Selections. The picture grabbing does not also work but that seems to be about the rights because I do not run vdr as root. The remote control works also. Some pointers would be appreciated. I have - Fedora Core 3 with 2.6.10-1.737_FC3 kernel - vdr 1.3.22 (with subtitle plugin) - TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-C PCI - Technotrend/Hauppauge WinTV DVB-C rev2.X I must say that I am amazed about vdr. Yesterday I made a test recording - 9 channels simultaneously :) And only 633 MHz PIII - Kartsa - -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.4 - Release Date: 18.3.2005

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How to get blank screen after watching recording?
by Markku Tavasti 24 Mar '05

24 Mar '05

I'd like to use my vdr more like player for recorded progrmas, and not showing online TV programs unless it is really requested. When I put some sutaple program playing for my kids I don't want VDR to show that crap TV is showing when recorded program ends. Just hitting news may result nigmares and sleeppless night :-( Therefore I would need something like blank screen, or maybe mp3 plugin playing music after show ends. Or image plugin, or nearly whatever else than TV program. Ready-to go patches, or tips for starting points on vdr code welcome. Haven't done any code for VDR, but I'm familiar with C++. Oh well, kids (now 1 and 4) have moved out before I have time for it... -- M. Tavasti / tavasti(a)tavastisolutions.com / +358-40-5078254

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Burn-plugin-0.0.5 and AC3 Recordings
by Thomas Müller 24 Mar '05

24 Mar '05

Hi list, First my Setup: vdr-1.3.22 burn-0.0.5 Gentoo Linux (Kernel 2.6.10) What I'm trying to do: Id like to burn vdr-recordings with AC3 sound to DVD. I'll get the following error message from mplex: ERROR: [mplex] Can't find next AC3 frame: @ 555776 we have c0f8 - broken bit-stream? I've searched the sourcecode of mplex and found the error message in ac3strm_in.cpp. The error occurs if the AC3-Syncword of the current AC3-Frame is not 0x0B77 and the end of the stream is not reached. I'll assume that noad or vdrsync has currupted the AC3 stream, because i have tried to demux the .vdr's with ProjectX and the AC3 causes no problems with mplex. The DVD i've created with ProjectX was not playable in my Standalone DVD nor with VDR's DVD-plugin. The question i have is: Is it currently possible to burn vdr-recordings with AC3 sound? And how do i do this? regards Thomas

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Any progress on an XBMC frontend to VDR?
by Michal Dobrzynski 24 Mar '05

24 Mar '05

First off I need a disclaimer. This will be a bit of a rant which will hopefully let me vent some frustration and maybe if I'm lucky discover some useful information. --- Start of RANT --- If you care about how your home theater setup looks and how hard it is to maintain then having a PC as a central part of it is an AWFUL thing. Don't get me wrong, VDR itself is great but there's just no way to make a PC as practical as something like an XBox as the actual physical front-end. and believe me.. I've tried. I've tried so god damn hard that I'm close to losing my mind. I've sunk thousands of hard earned dollars (that I couldn't really afford but determination does awful things to your finances) into trying to make a PC integrate well into a home theater setup. Today I nearly threw the fucking PC through the wall in frustration. I recently purchased an XBox solely for use to playback xvid's and DVD's (integrating as many functions into one capable unit as possible GREATLY simplifies things for some users such as my parents) and with a remote control it cost me less than any single component I purchased for the PC (of which there were many). In my humble opinion maintaining a server which isn't trying to pretend to be a PVR that fits in well with home theater gear would be much, MUCH simpler and cheaper. And an XBox connected to a network with such a server on it would make for an extremely cheap and powerful front-end that doesn't require any thought to be put into hardware, just software. Using the XBox for watching DVD's and xvids has well as listening to music has been a revelation. It starts up quickly, it turns off with the press of a button. If anything locks up you can turn it off, then on and reload the interface faster than a PC would take just to turn off. If digital TV (including recording) could be made this easy and combined with the other features great features of XBMC then it would be unstoppable and only lacking in the HDTV department (next XBox for that I guess). This is an unplanned post and hasn't been fully thought out. It's just something I needed to get off my chest. Any pointers to things which aren't too complicated which could help me get what I'm after would also be appreciated. Also please not that there is no suggestion as to how to make a PC more user friendly in a home theater setup would be useful. The Xbox already does everything right in that respect at a fraction of the cost. --- End RANT --- To sum things up I'm not asking for VDR to change into something else (unless that's necessary for this sort of thing to even be possible but I doubt that). All I really want to know is if any work on an XBMC frontend to VDR ("My TV" anyone?) is being done by anyone anywhere. Is it possible? Why or why not? P.S. I suspect the primary problem is Microsoft and the proprietary nature of the XDK. This prevents the sort of people who would normally work on such things from even contemplating them. Is this a reasonable guess? Might this change once an open-source development environment is made available (work on such a thing is being done).

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