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Yes, it does seem high. Have you tried CBR mode to see if the encoder adheres to the settings? VBR is much more difficult to check as the encoder will use higher bitrates for high motion scenes.
I will try this and report back soon.
This is difficult from our perspective because your video is always arriving as h.264 - we can't automatically tell the difference between HD and SD.
Is there some way for me to check if my STB is doing the encoding because I know for sure that only the HD channels are beamed in MPEG4 and all SD channels are MEPG2. After going through the FAQ on Hauppauge, I got the information that all video are encoded to h.264 (Please see: Support for Colossus).
I was wondering if there is some way of adding a pre-recording command either in 4TR or TV-Server. If and when I want to record an SD channel set the bitrates lower and set it to high when recording HD. Is this something possible?My understanding is that it *may* be possible to set the bitrate on a per-recording basis. I have never tested this, but try:
1. Open MP.
2. Go to the TV section.
3. Click "scheduled".
4. Click "new" on the left.
5. Select "advanced record".
6. Select the channel.
7. Select the recording type (best to use "record once" for testing).
8. Select date, time and duration details.
9. Select the bitrate mode. Pick a different one from the playback and recording settings so that we can tell it really works.
10. Select the quality. Again, best to choose something different here.
Does that allow you to set the quality of each recording as you desire? Please provide logs to prove either way.
I will do that shortly.
BTW, on an unrelated note, what exactly would I gain by using HDMI over Component if my STB outputs is 1080i and 720P. In either case the Colossus is going to encode the video so what is the big deal about support for HDMI? I am really confused. Did I fall for marketing jargon and hype.The big deal is that HDMI is digital. There is no quality loss in the conversion (inside the STB) from digital to analog, and no loss in the cabling. Yes it is true the Colossus re-encodes, but theoretically it is better than doing two re-encodes (digital -> analog in STB to go to component/composite/s-video, analog -> digital in capture card).
Got it.
Thanks,
Srikanth
I was wondering if there is some way of adding a pre-recording command either in 4TR or TV-Server. If and when I want to record an SD channel set the bitrates lower and set it to high when recording HD. Is this something possible?
My understanding is that it *may* be possible to set the bitrate on a per-recording basis. I have never tested this, but try:
1. Open MP.
2. Go to the TV section.
3. Click "scheduled".
4. Click "new" on the left.
5. Select "advanced record".
6. Select the channel.
7. Select the recording type (best to use "record once" for testing).
8. Select date, time and duration details.
9. Select the bitrate mode. Pick a different one from the playback and recording settings so that we can tell it really works.
10. Select the quality. Again, best to choose something different here.
Does that allow you to set the quality of each recording as you desire? Please provide logs to prove either way.
Hi mm,
I do not see the 'New' on the left. In fact all that I see is a delete button at the bottom of the screen. I guess this is probably because I am using 4TR plug-in. If that is the case then I will remove the plugin. I disabled the plug-in and restarted TV Service but I still do not get an option to add new Schedule. Is there a way to do it other than reinstalling MP all over again?
Thanks,
Srikanth