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<blockquote data-quote="skoka123" data-source="post: 787970" data-attributes="member: 86957">Hi mm,Sorry I couldn't check the settings until now. Please find attached the log and MediaInfo output in text format.If you see the TV.log file, you can see that the custom settings and VBR is working. The custom setting is 20% to 40% so the max bitrate should have been (20 - 1) * 40% = 7600 kbps. If you see both the MediaInfo files the bitrate is much higher than what I expected.I would still like to explore any possible solution to my the original problem that of lower disk usage for SD Vs HD. I have not gone through all the 50+ pages of the HD-PVR/Colossus thread before I bought the Colossus. I assumed that the Audio and Video stream will be passed through bypassing the encoding process. Now that I read the FAQ on Hauppauge's website, I see that there is no escaping.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?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.Thanks,Srikanth</blockquote>

[QUOTE="skoka123, post: 787970, member: 86957"] Hi mm, Sorry I couldn't check the settings until now. Please find attached the log and MediaInfo output in text format. If you see the TV.log file, you can see that the custom settings and VBR is working. The custom setting is 20% to 40% so the max bitrate should have been (20 - 1) * 40% = 7600 kbps. If you see both the MediaInfo files the bitrate is much higher than what I expected. I would still like to explore any possible solution to my the original problem that of lower disk usage for SD Vs HD. I have not gone through all the 50+ pages of the HD-PVR/Colossus thread before I bought the Colossus. I assumed that the Audio and Video stream will be passed through bypassing the encoding process. Now that I read the FAQ on Hauppauge's website, I see that there is no escaping. 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? 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. Thanks, Srikanth [/QUOTE]

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