Ubuntu – How to export recordings in Mythbuntu

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I would like to copy all recordings of a certain show to a folder so I can transfer them to another computer and watch them "offline". MythTV stores all recordings in a single folder in files titled "2609_20111111093000.nuv" which makes finding all the episodes I want a daunting task.

I tried using MythArchive but it seemingly oriented at burning files to DVDs. In addition, my MythTV crashes when I try to use MythArchive.

I'm not particularly concerned with converting/recompressing files, just copying them would be enough.

Best Answer

mythnuv2mkv allows you to convert any .nuv to other standard formats with the ability to look in imdb for titles and other information about the files.

I have not personally used it but it sounds very easy to use and the necessary tools (other than the script) are available for Ubuntu:

  • mythtranscode - mythtv-transcode-utils (multiverse)
  • perl - perl (main)
  • mplayer - mplayer (multiverse or non-free(medibuntu))
  • mencoder - mencoder (multiverse or non-free(medibuntu))
  • wget - wget (main)
  • ImageMagick - imagemagick (main)
  • bc - bc (main)

Give it a go and drop a comment if it does not do what you are looking for.

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