Transcoding video for Topfield boxes

[Robin Bowes]

On 05/01/11 10:02, Roger Burton West wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 05, 2011 at 09:55:08AM +0000, Robin Bowes wrote:
> 
>> I was thinking, would it be possible to have get_iplayer do the
>> transcoding? Does it current support that sort of thing? If not, I can
>> look into a patch.
> 
> Given recent discussion here, I think you'd be much better off using
> get_iplayer as a downloader and then throwing the results at mencoder,
> avisynth, or another converter of your choice, to pull them into the
> format you need. Video transcoding (which you'll have to do, as the
> codecs used by the BBC aren't likely to be suitable for your DTRs) is a
> fiddly and complex business.

OK, fair point.

I guess I just want to make sure that I don't transcode more than once.
If I grab the "flashvhigh" stream which is 1500kbps and 832x468, will
get_iplayer just save it to disk as mp4, or does it do any transcoding?

R.