Feature Request: "Copy file" for Sage Conversion utility

[pawn]

What would be really useful is a feature under the SageTV video conversion feature is an option just to copy a recording file somewhere instead of converting it. That is, under the Quality setting, at the end add "No change, just copy the file". This would help immensely for those who move files into directories being monitored by comskipmonitor, etc., or just to move the file into a media import directory.

Thanks.

KJ

[BobPhoenix]

FYI: I am planing on having a move/copy video option on my next version of my VideoEdit plugin. Should be able to schedule it as well. I was planing personally on basing it on the Archive option in SageTV. You archive the video and the next time the scheduler runs all archived files in the video directory get moved to the directory you specify. Sorry I don't have an ETA yet I'm still working on it and it is a slow process since work is very busy right now too.

[pawn]

Originally Posted by BobPhoenix

FYI: I am planing on having a move/copy video option on my next version of my VideoEdit plugin. Should be able to schedule it as well. I was planing personally on basing it on the Archive option in SageTV. You archive the video and the next time the scheduler runs all archived files in the video directory get moved to the directory you specify. Sorry I don't have an ETA yet I'm still working on it and it is a slow process since work is very busy right now too.

I looked at your utiltiy a while ago, but couldn't understand why you used videoredo as opposed to mencoder for the final output. I bet alot more people would use it if you had an option for mencoder. (just an opinion)

[BobPhoenix]

Originally Posted by pawn

I looked at your utiltiy a while ago, but couldn't understand why you used videoredo as opposed to mencoder for the final output. I bet alot more people would use it if you had an option for mencoder. (just an opinion)

The next version will also allow any command line app (ComSkip for instance) to be called - if not directly then with a batch file. So if mencoder can be used in that way then it is possible. Also VideoReDo is much better integrated. I can display status from VideoReDo and cancel an execution (with the latest version of VideoReDo) from within SageTV. Also the plugin will be able to rename the media file and put things like channel # in it. If you have imported videos you can associate airings (that are not currently connected to a media file) to those imported videos. All of those I had working with 6.1.8 haven't tried 6.2.4 yet but I am still trying to get scheduling working.

Opps You can also adjust the airing start and stop times of a recording to get them 30 seconds earlier for instance.

[pawn]

Originally Posted by BobPhoenix

The next version will also allow any command line app (ComSkip for instance) to be called - if not directly then with a batch file. So if mencoder can be used in that way then it is possible. Also VideoReDo is much better integrated. I can display status from VideoReDo and cancel an execution (with the latest version of VideoReDo) from within SageTV. Also the plugin will be able to rename the media file and put things like channel # in it. If you have imported videos you can associate airings (that are not currently connected to a media file) to those imported videos. All of those I had working with 6.1.8 haven't tried 6.2.4 yet but I am still trying to get scheduling working.

Opps You can also adjust the airing start and stop times of a recording to get them 30 seconds earlier for instance.

Sounds good! I'll be sure to try it out.

[nyplayer]

There are several ways you can do a copy. One is using John's autocompress and create a new Transcoder profile that just copies and does not transcode. With John's autocompress you can specify a destination directory.
see this post

http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/down...do=file&id=159.


Another way is with John's External apllication STVI. Just create a few batch files to copy and move your recordings.

see this post.
http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/show...&postcount=249

Or you can use the built in stuff...with the Copy profile and just select a destination folder. Below is the profile I use.

transcoder/formats/Copy-NoComp\ CopyOnly=f\=dvd;[bf\=vid;f\=copy][bf\=aud;f\=copy;]