diff -r 823dad73a2c2 -r 2061bf4c30c7 gmyth-stream/server/0.3/plugins/transcoders/mencoder_lib/mythtv.py
--- a/gmyth-stream/server/0.3/plugins/transcoders/mencoder_lib/mythtv.py	Sat Jun 30 14:16:59 2007 +0100
+++ b/gmyth-stream/server/0.3/plugins/transcoders/mencoder_lib/mythtv.py	Tue Aug 28 08:30:10 2007 +0100
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 
 from select import select
 
-buffer_size = 1024 * 64
-
 def _setup_mythfilename(self):
     # mythtv:mythtv@192.168.3.110:6543/1002_20070426230000.nuv
     try:
@@ -91,10 +89,8 @@
             r, w, x = select([self.gmyth.stderr, self.proc.stdout],
                              [], [], 0)
             if self.proc.stdout in r:
-                d = self.proc.stdout.read(buffer_size)
-                outfd.write("%x\r\n", len(d))
+                d = self.proc.stdout.read(4096)
                 outfd.write(d)
-                outfd.write("\r\n")
 
             if self.gmyth.stderr in r:
                 partial = self.gmyth.stderr.readline()
@@ -102,8 +98,6 @@
                     self.status = utils.progress_bar(int(partial),
                                                      int(size), 50)
 
-        outfd.write("0\r\n\r\n")
-
     except IndexError, e:
         pass
     except Exception, e: