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Convert high-def DVR files to regular DVDs via Automator
Authored by: llee on Jun 02, '09 12:01:05AM

I ran a test of the full procedure on a fresh boot volume today. Everything worked with one exception, which is that the current version of ffmpeg required me to add "--enable-nonfree" to the configure options, which appears to be due to a change in compatibility between ffmpeg and the suggested method of installing faac. That can be added to the end of the list of configure options in the ffmpeg configure step, separated from the rest with a space.

Also, I found it necessary to make repeated attempts to connect to the x264 snapshots ftp site before I was successful.

I certainly wish for success for those who are persistent enough to complete the process. But even if you don't perform the video conversion, I hope that the workflows will provide helpful examples for using Automator to build and execute complex shell scripts.



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