diff -r 3fbcd3d9b2d1 -r f5f7abc760aa gmyth-stream/server/0.3/plugins/transcoders/mencoder.py
--- a/gmyth-stream/server/0.3/plugins/transcoders/mencoder.py	Tue May 29 21:24:48 2007 +0100
+++ b/gmyth-stream/server/0.3/plugins/transcoders/mencoder.py	Wed May 30 23:14:38 2007 +0100
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 import lib.utils as utils
 import lib.server as server
+import lib.file_handler as files
 import plugins.transcoders.mencoder_lib.mythtv as mythtv
 
 from select import select
@@ -120,6 +121,11 @@
         self._arg_append(args, self._setup_video())
 
         self._arg_append(args, "-really-quiet")
+
+        if self.args["outfile"] != "-":
+            self.args["outfile"] = ".transcoded/%s" % (
+                                   os.path.basename(self.args["outfile"]))
+
         self._arg_append(args, "-o %s" % self.args["outfile"])
         self._arg_append(args, "2>%s" % os.devnull)
     # _setup_args()
@@ -160,7 +166,7 @@
             self._setup_filename()
             self._setup_mencoder_opts(self.mencoder_opts)
         except Exception, e:
-            self.log.error(self.tid, e)
+            self.log.error(self.tid, "Error: %s" % e)
     # __init__()
 
 
@@ -177,15 +183,15 @@
     def _start_outfile(self, outfd):
         finished = False
 
-        # fix this (not necessary)
-        outfd.write("OK")
-
         # Configuring stdin
         try:
-            _stdin = open(self.args["input"])
-            size = int(os.path.getsize(self.args["input"]))
+            filename = self.args["input"].split("://")[1]
+            _stdin = open(filename)
+            size = int(os.path.getsize(filename))
         except Exception, e:
-            self.log.error(self.tid, "Mencoder stdin setup error: %s" % e)
+            self.log.error(self.tid, "Error: Mencoder stdin"\
+                           " setup error: %s" % e)
+            outfd.write("Error: Mencoder stdin setup error: %s" %e)
             return False
 
         self.status = 0
@@ -207,8 +213,7 @@
                         os.write(stdw, data_in)
                         total_read += 4096
                         d = stdout.read(4096)
-                        self.status = utils.progress_bar(self.log,
-                                                         int(total_read),
+                        self.status = utils.progress_bar(int(total_read),
                                                          int(size), 50)
                     else:
                         finished = True
@@ -218,11 +223,12 @@
                     d = stdout.read(4096)
 
         except Exception, e:
-            self.log.error(self.tid, "Problems handling data: %s" % e)
+            self.log.error(self.tid, "Error: %s" % e)
             self.stop()
             return False
 
-        self.log.info(self.tid, "%s: Finished sending data to client" % repr(self))
+        files.TranscodedFile("", self.args)
+        self.log.info(self.tid, "OK: Done")
         return True
     # _start_outfile()
 
@@ -236,10 +242,10 @@
                 d = self.proc.stdout.read(1024)
                 outfd.write(d)
         except Exception, e:
-            self.log.error(self.tid, "Problems handling data: %s" % e)
+            self.log.error(self.tid, "Error: %s" % e)
             return False
 
-        self.log.info(self.tid, "%s: Finished sending data to client" % repr(self))
+        self.log.info(self.tid, "OK: Done")
         return True
     # _start()
 
@@ -248,7 +254,7 @@
             self.proc = subprocess.Popen(self.mencoder_opts, stdin=input,
                                          stdout=output, close_fds=True)
         except Exception, e:
-            self.log.error(self.tid, "Error executing mencoder: %s" % e)
+            self.log.error(self.tid, "Error: Mencoder: %s" % e)
             return False
 
         return True
@@ -275,7 +281,8 @@
         self.stop()
 
         if not ret:
-            self.log.error(self.tid, "Problems while starting streaming.")
+            self.log.error(self.tid, "Error: Problems while "\
+                           "starting streaming.")
 
         return ret
     # start()