diff -r 6e54ca4a4e9a -r 36b8564d10e6 gmyth-stream/server/0.3/plugins/transcoders/mencoder_lib/mythtv.py
--- a/gmyth-stream/server/0.3/plugins/transcoders/mencoder_lib/mythtv.py	Thu May 31 19:36:03 2007 +0100
+++ b/gmyth-stream/server/0.3/plugins/transcoders/mencoder_lib/mythtv.py	Tue Jun 26 15:00:45 2007 +0100
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
                 outfd.write(d)
 
             if self.gmyth.stderr in r:
-                partial = self.gmyth.stderr.read(50).split("\n")[-2]
+                partial = self.gmyth.stderr.readline()
                 if partial != "":
                     self.status = utils.progress_bar(int(partial),
                                                      int(size), 50)