Editing Video files ..... Which program??

[Daniel70]

I'm looking to burn to DVD some TV programs that I've recorded from
Free-to-Air T.V. for my own usage.

Because the T.V. stations tend to start and finish broadcasting the
programs at the advertised time, I'd like to "top-n-tail" the recordings
before burning to DVD.

Which programs would you advise me to use?? TIA ;-P

[Vincent Coen]

Hello Daniel70!

Post by Daniel70
I'm looking to burn to DVD some TV programs that I've recorded from
Free-to-Air T.V. for my own usage.
Because the T.V. stations tend to start and finish broadcasting the
programs at the advertised time, I'd like to "top-n-tail" the
recordings before burning to DVD.
Which programs would you advise me to use?? TIA ;-P

I used to use mthtv after the ads are removed then burn but I used this
rarely as I normally watch from the saved files.

Here mythtv is set to remove the ads or auto skip them.

Vincent

[Daniel70]

Post by Vincent Coen
Hello Daniel70!

Post by Daniel70
I'm looking to burn to DVD some TV programs that I've recorded from
Free-to-Air T.V. for my own usage.
Because the T.V. stations *NOT* tend to start and finish broadcasting
the programs at the advertised time, I'd like to "top-n-tail" the
recordings before burning to DVD.
Which programs would you advise me to use?? TIA ;-P

I used to use mthtv after the ads are removed then burn but I used this
rarely as I normally watch from the saved files.
Here mythtv is set to remove the ads or auto skip them.
Vincent

(and I've just noticed I missed a VITAL word in my origina; post ...
*NOT* .... now added, above)

I've recorded the programs from Free-to-Air T.V. and they now sit in my
PVR's HD. I've never tried any of this new-fangled Instant programming
stuff.

I guess, one day, I might have to give it a go .... but, then, what do I
do with all my (purchased) DVD's.

[faeychild]

Post by Daniel70
I'm looking to burn to DVD some TV programs that I've recorded from
Free-to-Air T.V. for my own usage.
Because the T.V. stations tend to start and finish broadcasting the
programs at the advertised time, I'd like to "top-n-tail" the recordings
before burning to DVD.
Which programs would you advise me to use?? TIA ;-P

I record several TV programs for a neighbor.
I pass the 'TS" stream through Handbrake to remove overhead and then use
Kdenlive to chop out the ads then copy to SD cards and plug them into
a USB reader for the TV

[Daniel70]

Post by faeychild

Post by Daniel70
I'm looking to burn to DVD some TV programs that I've recorded from
Free-to-Air T.V. for my own usage.
Because the T.V. stations tend to start and finish broadcasting the
programs at the advertised time, I'd like to "top-n-tail" the
recordings before burning to DVD.
Which programs would you advise me to use?? TIA ;-P

I record several TV programs for a neighbor.
I pass the 'TS" stream through Handbrake to remove overhead and then use
Kdenlive to chop out the ads then copy to  SD cards  and plug them into
a USB reader for the TV

" 'TS' stream"?? 'Handbrake'?? Never heard of it.

So, not having to worry about cutting the ads, it seems Kdenlive might
be able to "top-n-tail" my programs for me.

Thanks.

[faeychild]

Post by Daniel70

Post by faeychild

Post by Daniel70
I'm looking to burn to DVD some TV programs that I've recorded from
Free-to-Air T.V. for my own usage.
Because the T.V. stations tend to start and finish broadcasting the
programs at the advertised time, I'd like to "top-n-tail" the
recordings before burning to DVD.
Which programs would you advise me to use?? TIA ;-P

I record several TV programs for a neighbor.
I pass the 'TS" stream through Handbrake to remove overhead and then
use Kdenlive to chop out the ads then copy to  SD cards  and plug them
into a USB reader for the TV

" 'TS' stream"?? 'Handbrake'?? Never heard of it.
So, not having to worry about cutting the ads, it seems Kdenlive might
be able to "top-n-tail" my programs for me.
Thanks.

"TS" stream is what comes out of the tuner card. Its a container for the
mp4 video file. It contains a lot of extraneous channel info and data to
buffer a free to air transmission.

[Daniel70]

Post by faeychild

Post by Daniel70

Post by faeychild

Post by Daniel70
I'm looking to burn to DVD some TV programs that I've recorded from
Free-to-Air T.V. for my own usage.
Because the T.V. stations tend to start and finish broadcasting the
programs at the advertised time, I'd like to "top-n-tail" the
recordings before burning to DVD.
Which programs would you advise me to use?? TIA ;-P

I record several TV programs for a neighbor.
I pass the 'TS" stream through Handbrake to remove overhead and then
use Kdenlive to chop out the ads then copy to  SD cards  and plug
them into a USB reader for the TV

" 'TS' stream"?? 'Handbrake'?? Never heard of it.
So, not having to worry about cutting the ads, it seems Kdenlive might
be able to "top-n-tail" my programs for me.
Thanks.

"TS" stream is what comes out of the tuner card. Its a container for the
mp4 video file. It contains a lot of extraneous channel info and data to
buffer a free to air transmission.

O.K., so as I've currently got the T.V. programs on my PVR's HD, when I
copy them to a USB Drive, will I have to deal with this "TS" stuff or
should I just be getting the mp4 video file??

[faeychild]

Post by Daniel70
O.K., so as I've currently got the T.V. programs on my PVR's HD, when I
copy them to a USB Drive, will I have to deal with this "TS" stuff or
should I just be getting the mp4 video file??

If the files are labeled foo.ts then yes, but if they are foo.mp4 then
just top and tail as you said.
Nice that you don't have to deal with ads. I WISH , I always miss at
least one

[Daniel70]

Post by Daniel70
O.K., so as I've currently got the T.V. programs on my PVR's HD, when
I copy them to a USB Drive, will I have to deal with this "TS" stuff
or should I just be getting the mp4 video file??

 If the files are labeled foo.ts then yes, but if they are foo.mp4 then
just top and tail as you said.
Nice that you don't have to deal with ads.  I WISH , I always miss at
least one

Well, come on now, you've got to have some time to make a cup of Tea
.... or get another Beer!! ;-P

[faeychild]

Post by Daniel70
Well, come on now, you've got to have some time to make a cup of Tea
.... or get another Beer!! ;-P

vote for the beer!!

[TJ]

Post by Daniel70

Post by faeychild

Post by Daniel70
I'm looking to burn to DVD some TV programs that I've recorded from
Free-to-Air T.V. for my own usage.
Because the T.V. stations tend to start and finish broadcasting the
programs at the advertised time, I'd like to "top-n-tail" the
recordings before burning to DVD.
Which programs would you advise me to use?? TIA ;-P

I record several TV programs for a neighbor.
I pass the 'TS" stream through Handbrake to remove overhead and then
use Kdenlive to chop out the ads then copy to  SD cards  and plug them
into a USB reader for the TV

" 'TS' stream"?? 'Handbrake'?? Never heard of it.
So, not having to worry about cutting the ads, it seems Kdenlive might
be able to "top-n-tail" my programs for me.
Thanks.

Handbrake, available in Mageia's tainted repositories, can't
"top-n-tail" your programs, but it can convert the relatively large file
of a live recording into something smaller, using better codecs and
compression methods. It can also be set to shrink file size even more
with only a slight difference in quality, depending on how fussy you are
about it. Something to play with if storage room is limited.

TJ