A PERL script to be run as a userjob to export DVB radio recordings to MP3

[justin.hornsby@…]

How to use dvbradioexport.pl

dvbradioexport.pl %CHANID% %STARTTIME% %ENDTIME% exportdir bitrate --debug

%CHANID% = channel ID associated with the recording to export

%STARTTIME% = recording start time in either 'yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss' or 'yyyymmddhhmmss' format

%ENDTIME = as %STARTTIME% but for the recording end time

exportdir = dir to export completed MP3 files to (note the user the script runs as must have write permission on that dir

bitrate = CBR bitrate in kbps (e.g. 192)

--debug = enable debugging information - outputs which commands would be run etc

[Stuart Auchterlonie]

This needs to be updated to work with the latest ffmpeg command line. Also it would be wise to check the bitrate of the recorded stream before exporting so as to avoid upconverting the recording to a higher bitrate which is pointless and a waste of disk space.

[anonymous]

Thanks for this script. I have used it but changed it to output pcm instead of mp3, because I burned the files to an audio CD. I used, for instance, '-acodec pcm_s16le -ar 44100 -f wav' instead of '-acodec mp3 -ab 192 -f mp3'. This should IMHO be configurable, i.e. command line option for specifying codec too. In case of pcm, the command line option 'bitrate' is then samplerate.

[Juski]

slightly updated version of the script

[Stuart Auchterlonie]

Updated to use perl bindings and work with storage groups.

[Stuart Auchterlonie]

(In [13373]) Closes #2233. Adds a script to be run as a user job to export dvb radio recordings to mp3.

Original script by Justin Hornsby.

I've updated it to use the MythTV perl bindings and to support storage groups.

This will also work against 0.20 provides you have installed the perl bindings.