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<blockquote data-quote="Marcusb" data-source="post: 214170" data-attributes="member: 11550">Hi, I think you misunderstood what I meant <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />It's possible that MP is trying to compress the file in real time with a codec that the CPU isn't strong enough to handle - EG high quality DivX or something.&nbsp; This would explain the high usage and bad results.the best way to tell is to record something for an hour with WinDVR and see the file size. It the size is around 1Gb per hour then it's probably MPeg2 which is bigger but much less work for the CPU to encode.I know that you don't have this set up any more, but you could also record for an hour with MP and see how big the file is. Is it the same size as with WinDVR?To know for sure you could also analyse the file with a program that tells you the statistics of a video file - codec, bitrate etc.&nbsp; These things will all cause high CPU and bad quality if set wrong.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Marcusb, post: 214170, member: 11550"] Hi, I think you misunderstood what I meant :) It's possible that MP is trying to compress the file in real time with a codec that the CPU isn't strong enough to handle - EG high quality DivX or something. This would explain the high usage and bad results. the best way to tell is to record something for an hour with WinDVR and see the file size. It the size is around 1Gb per hour then it's probably MPeg2 which is bigger but much less work for the CPU to encode. I know that you don't have this set up any more, but you could also record for an hour with MP and see how big the file is. Is it the same size as with WinDVR? To know for sure you could also analyse the file with a program that tells you the statistics of a video file - codec, bitrate etc. These things will all cause high CPU and bad quality if set wrong. [/QUOTE]

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