My TV: quality setting PVR 350 (1 Viewer)

[FlipGer]

Windows Version: Windows XP Home SP2
CPU Type: AMD Athlon XP 1700+
Memory: 1 GB noName
Motherboard: EliteGroup
Motherboard Chipset: VIA KT
Motherboard Bios:
Video Card: ATi Radeon 8500
Video Card Driver: Catalyst 6.3
Sound Card: Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS
Sound Card AC3: no AC3
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: Hauppauge PVR 350
1. TV Card Type: analog
1. TV Card Driver: SHSPVR (1.18.21.23257)
2. TV Card: Hauppauge PVR 150
2. TV Card Type: analog
2. TV Card Driver: SHSPVR (2.0.35.23258)
Video Codec: DScaler
Audio Codec: DScaler
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Primacom
HTPC Case:
Power Supply:
Remote: Haupauge (45 Button)
TV: Standard TV
TV - HTPC Connection: VGA - RGB


SVN: mediaportal-svn-04-05-2006--12-21.rar

Hi,

quality settings for PVR 350 do not work correct.

- configure MP to use quality control eg. medium
- set the bitrate settings with the Hauppauge Tweak Tool before start of MP to something like CBR 1000.
- start MP
- start My TV
- stop MP
- start Hauppauge Tweak Tool you can see this:
peak: 4000 (ok)
average: 12500 (should be 2000 )

05.04.2006 20:07:07 SinkGraphet quality:high
05.04.2006 20:07:07 IVAC: setvideobitrate min:8000 max:9000 vbr:True
05.04.2006 20:07:07 SetStructure() failed 0x80070057
05.04.2006 20:07:07 IVAC: version:1.18.021 02.05.000 streamtyperogram formatAL resolution:720x576
05.04.2006 20:07:07 IVAC: average bitrate:320 KBPs peak:4000 KBPs vbr:True
05.04.2006 20:07:07 driver version:1.18.021 02.05.000 min:320 peak:4000 vbr:True
05.04.2006 20:07:08 TVCapture.StartRecording() Card:1 content:True
05.04.2006 20:07:08 Recorder: recording to D:\My Recordings\ARD_Ein langer Abschied_200604052015p78.dvr-ms
05.04.2006 20:07:08 SinkGraphtartRecording(D:\My Recordings\ARD_Ein langer Abschied_200604052015p78.dvr-ms True High)
05.04.2006 20:07:08 Twinhan: check for twinhan driver
05.04.2006 20:07:08 SinkGraphet quality:high
05.04.2006 20:07:08 IVAC: setvideobitrate min:8000 max:9000 vbr:True
05.04.2006 20:07:08 SetStructure() failed 0x80070057
05.04.2006 20:07:08 IVAC: version:1.18.021 02.05.000 streamtyperogram formatAL resolution:720x576
05.04.2006 20:07:08 IVAC: average bitrate:320 KBPs peak:4000 KBPs vbr:True
05.04.2006 20:07:08 driver version:1.18.021 02.05.000 min:320 peak:4000 vbr:True

See also (do not be irritated by the thread title )
https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/viewtopic.php?t=9596&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=15


Flip.

 

[FlipGer]

Hi,

just wanna bump this one up. Still existant in RC4.

The SetVideoBitrate() method of hauppauge.cs does not seem to work with the PVR 350. Seems as if the used structure is not the right one, because GetVideoBitrate() also gives back some strange values. With my PVR 150 the settings work, perhaps it depends on the different driver version?

20.04.2006 22:41:25 SinkGraphet quality:high
20.04.2006 22:41:25 IVAC: setvideobitrate min:8000 max:9000 vbr:True
20.04.2006 22:41:25 SetStructure() failed 0x80070057
20.04.2006 22:41:25 IVAC: version:1.18.021 02.05.000 streamtyperogram formatAL resolution:720x576
20.04.2006 22:41:25 IVAC: average bitrate:640 KBPs peak:8000 KBPs vbr:False
20.04.2006 22:41:25 driver version:1.18.021 02.05.000 min:640 peak:8000 vbr:False

20.04.2006 22:52:45 SinkGraphet quality:high
20.04.2006 22:52:45 hauppauge: setvideobitrate min:8000 max:9000 vbr:True 20
20.04.2006 22:52:45 hauppauge: current videobitrate: min:8000 max:9000 vbr:True
20.04.2006 22:52:45 hauppauge: current videobitrate: min:8000 max:9000 vbr:True
20.04.2006 22:52:45 hauppauge: get version info 24
20.04.2006 22:52:45 driver version:2.0.35.23258 min:8000 peak:9000 vbr:True

Flip.

 

[NLS]

haven't tried today (or checked the log) but I do remember that I had mistakenly clicked "quality" in configuration and that stopped my TV from working (couldn't make graph)

I will try this evening

 

[igalan]

I noticed that a couple of weeks ago a recording that I made (with RC4 no SVN) which usually take from 4 GB to 7GB was 15 GB for a movie under 2 hours. I went to the set up and checked that I had the quality setting on medium. Since then it hasn't happened, but I'm on SVN May 22nd. Maybe this is the same problem.

Windows Version: Microsoft Windows XP Pro SP2
CPU Type: AMD XP2500+
Memory: 512GB DDR333 (2x256, Dual channel)
Motherboard: Shuttle FN41U (S5011 v1.3)
Motherboard Chipset: NVIDIA nForce2 IGP / nForce2 RAID MCP
Motherboard Bios: Award V6.0PG BIOS, 4MBit flash memory
Video Card: Sapphire ATI Radeon 9600
Video Card Driver: Catalyst 6.13
Sound Card: built in
Sound Card AC3:
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: Hauppauge PVR-350
1. TV Card Type: analog
1. TV Card Driver: 2.0.35.23258
2. TV Card: Hauppauge HVR-900
2. TV Card Type: DVB-T
2. TV Card Driver: 2.5 beta
Video Codec: Dscaler
Audio Codec: Dscaler
Satelite/CableTV Provider:
HTPC Case: Shuttle SN41G2v3
Power Supply: Shuttle SN41G2v3, 250W
Remote: iMON Knob
TV: Loewe Cantus
TV - HTPC Connection: S-Video

 

[ronilse]

Hi,
Is this still a issue (if it is report back with logs, please)?


Regards
Roy

 

[FlipGer]

Windows Version: Windows XP Home SP2
CPU Type: AMD Athlon XP 1700+
Memory: 1 GB noName
Motherboard: EliteGroup
Motherboard Chipset: VIA KT
Motherboard Bios:
Video Card: ATi Radeon 8500
Video Card Driver: Catalyst 6.3
Sound Card: Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS
Sound Card AC3: no AC3
Sound Card Driver:
1. TV Card: Hauppauge PVR 350
1. TV Card Type: analog
1. TV Card Driver: SHSPVR (1.18.21.23257)
2. TV Card: Hauppauge PVR 150
2. TV Card Type: analog
2. TV Card Driver: SHSPVR (2.0.35.23258)
Video Codec: MPV
Audio Codec: MPA
Satelite/CableTV Provider: Primacom
HTPC Case:
Power Supply:
Remote: Haupauge (45 Button)
TV: Standard TV
TV - HTPC Connection: VGA - RGB

Hi,

thanks for asking back. Yes, its still an issue.

SVN: mediaportal-svn-06-14-2006--12-54.rar

- started Hauppauge Tweak Tool and set CBR 6000 in Bitrate Settings

- started Configure:
* PVR 350 prio 3
* enable quality control
* VBR 2000 / 4000 - medium
* VBR 8000 / 9000 - high (standard!)

- started MP:
* scheduled two recordings each 30 minutes (ARD 17:55 and ZDF 18:30)
* first recording with standard Bitrate high
* expected filesize: ~ 1.7 GB
* resulting filesize: ~ 2.8 GB (=Bitrate 13000)
* second recording with Bitrate medium manually set
* expected filesize: ~ 0.7 GB
* resulting filesize: ~ 2.8 GB (=Bitrate 13000)

- closed MP
- started Hauppauge Tweak Tool to check settings
* VBR - Average 12500 - Peak 4000

Flip.

 

[Ralph]

Windows Version:

- configure MP to use quality control eg. medium
- set the bitrate settings with the Hauppauge Tweak Tool before start of MP to something like CBR 1000.
- start MP
- start My TV
- stop MP
- start Hauppauge Tweak Tool you can see this:
peak: 4000 (ok)
average: 12500 (should be 2000 )

Hi Flipger,

I need some advice, screenshots or something like that.
Tried to reproduce, but I'm not sure how to use tweak tool?
And where to find the peak rate, you mentioned?

Regards
Ralph

 

[FlipGer]

Hi Ralph,

sure. I am happy if someone can also look into this.
Hauppauge Tweak Tool

- open it and change to 250/350 TAB
- choose your card and hit "Open"

- this opens the Hauppauge driver settings
- there are two places to see and set the bitrate. they are linked, if you change one the other is also set automatically.

After running MP I saw 12500 (12.5) in the average bitrate settings.

HTH, Flip.