How does compress work? Help (1 Viewer)

[jcee]

I have a new install of MP 0.3 RC4

What is necessary to use compress?

Particular I want to convert my recordings to MPEG2, so I could use them on my external player (which does not support DVR).

WMV would also be fine, but I think this means a lot CPU load..

I just installes everything out of the box, installed the codecs MP comes with.. So pretty simple.

I searched the forum, but there was no simple answer. I guess lots of people are having same problem..

 

[hwahrmann]

1. Record a Show
2. Goto My TV -> Recorded TV -> Compress
3. In Settings, set the output format
4. select Compress and choose the files
5. Select OK

Compression starts.

 

[jcee]

1. Record a Show
2. Goto My TV -> Recorded TV -> Compress
3. In Settings, set the output format
4. select Compress and choose the files
5. Select OK

Compression starts.

No it does not. I guess I have to install some filters/codecs?!?!??!
Hmmm..

I have not installed any Caberlink oder Elecard files...
Are they neccessary? For what type of conversion?

(And where to get these files. I asume they are not free)

 

[hwahrmann]

sure, you need them. without them you'll get an error.
Did you install a nightly svn build?
There's a file called start.bat which does the registering for you.
following will register the Cyberlink filter:

regsvr32 /u /s "C:\<Mediaportal-dir>\MpgMux.ax"

<Mediaportal-dir> is to be replaced by the path of the mp installation.

 

[Spragleknas]

I have a new install of MP 0.3 RC4

No such thing, yet....

 

[Marcusb]

the old "myBurner" plugin did this quite well.

You can download it from the home page and one of the settings is to automatically convert all DVR-MS files to MPG.

It doesn't do much else, but that worked well.

 

[jcee]

So I DO NEED teh cyberlink filters, but I do not need anything else when going to convert to MPEG2/WMV?

On the MP screen it says "You need to have Elecard/cyblerlink filters if you are going to convert to XVID!"
(It is not telling anythink about converting to MPEG/WMV..


So where do I get these filters from? I do not want to vuy PowerDVD.. or do I have to?

 

[hwahrmann]

The cyberlink filter is part of MP.
Look for the *.ax files in your MP dir.
You need to register all of them from commandline using the command i gave you yesterday.
Done that, you can convert to mpeg without any problems.

 

[jcee]

I was missing the start.bat thing. Now its working like a charme !!
Many thanks! If the instruction to execute start.bat is in the manual please make it more obvious..