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<blockquote data-quote="Rob Crandall" data-source="post: 1126716" data-attributes="member: 145064">Hi,I have been using MP (v1.8 currently) for some time to run my HTPC.&nbsp; I have DirectTv and a Colossus capture card on windows 7.&nbsp; Generally pleased, but I have an issue when it comes to setting the bitrate for recording shows.&nbsp; Recording through HDMI video and audio.Recently my pc power supply died and until a replacement was obtained I connected the HDMI directly to my Samsung LCD.&nbsp; The picture quality was substantially better in detail.&nbsp; So when the PC was up and running again, I started testing some things to see if I could increase the bitrate of the recordings MP was doing.&nbsp; I cannot find anywhere where I can set these in the UI unless I used a new &quot;manual&quot; recording.&nbsp; However I use schedules direct plugin.&nbsp; Either way I don't think the settings are taking hold anyway.So I downloaded the Happauge Capture application and was amazed that I could set the bitrate to constant all the way up to 20mb/sec with incredible recorded video quality.&nbsp; (verified with mediainfo application)&nbsp; However when I shut down that application and return to MP, I get recordings with bitrates averaging 7-8mb/s variable (again verified with mediainfo application).Inspection of the relevant section of the TV Server log file shows some very strange bit rates and errors when executing a capture.&nbsp; See capture_log1.txt below.I get errors reported setting the bit rate every time, for example...[2015-02-23 21:59:08,669] [Log&nbsp; &nbsp; ] [scheduler thread] [INFO ] - analog: Encoder mode setting to ConstantBitRate[2015-02-23 21:59:08,669] [Log&nbsp; &nbsp; ] [scheduler thread] [DEBUG] - analog: Encoder mode setTo FAILresult: -2147024865[2015-02-23 21:59:08,669] [Log&nbsp; &nbsp; ] [scheduler thread] [INFO ] - analog: Encoder BitRate setting to High[2015-02-23 21:59:08,669] [Log&nbsp; &nbsp; ] [scheduler thread] [INFO ] - analog: Encoder BitRate Min 100000 Max 20000000 Delta 100000[2015-02-23 21:59:08,669] [Log&nbsp; &nbsp; ] [scheduler thread] [DEBUG] - analog: Range SetEncoder(BitRate) FAILresult: 0x8007001fIf there are any experts out there to help me, I really would like to lock the colossus encoder card to 20mb constant bit rate for all recordings permanently.&nbsp; I just cannot find where I would do this.&nbsp; I'm not a computer newbie, I have programmed apps in VS for a decade as well as worked with many s SQL server database.Thanks so much.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rob Crandall, post: 1126716, member: 145064"] Hi, I have been using MP (v1.8 currently) for some time to run my HTPC. I have DirectTv and a Colossus capture card on windows 7. Generally pleased, but I have an issue when it comes to setting the bitrate for recording shows. Recording through HDMI video and audio. Recently my pc power supply died and until a replacement was obtained I connected the HDMI directly to my Samsung LCD. The picture quality was substantially better in detail. So when the PC was up and running again, I started testing some things to see if I could increase the bitrate of the recordings MP was doing. I cannot find anywhere where I can set these in the UI unless I used a new "manual" recording. However I use schedules direct plugin. Either way I don't think the settings are taking hold anyway. So I downloaded the Happauge Capture application and was amazed that I could set the bitrate to constant all the way up to 20mb/sec with [U]incredible recorded video quality[/U]. (verified with mediainfo application) However when I shut down that application and return to MP, I get recordings with bitrates averaging 7-8mb/s variable (again verified with mediainfo application). Inspection of the relevant section of the TV Server log file shows some very strange bit rates and errors when executing a capture. See capture_log1.txt below. I get errors reported setting the bit rate every time, for example... [2015-02-23 21:59:08,669] [Log ] [scheduler thread] [INFO ] - analog: Encoder mode setting to ConstantBitRate [2015-02-23 21:59:08,669] [Log ] [scheduler thread] [DEBUG] - analog: Encoder mode setTo FAILresult: -2147024865 [2015-02-23 21:59:08,669] [Log ] [scheduler thread] [INFO ] - analog: Encoder BitRate setting to High [2015-02-23 21:59:08,669] [Log ] [scheduler thread] [INFO ] - analog: Encoder BitRate Min 100000 Max 20000000 Delta 100000 [2015-02-23 21:59:08,669] [Log ] [scheduler thread] [DEBUG] - analog: Range SetEncoder(BitRate) FAILresult: 0x8007001f If there are any experts out there to help me, I really would like to lock the colossus encoder card to 20mb constant bit rate for all recordings permanently. I just cannot find where I would do this. I'm not a computer newbie, I have programmed apps in VS for a decade as well as worked with many s SQL server database. Thanks so much. [/QUOTE]

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