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<blockquote data-quote="infinite.loop" data-source="post: 206567" data-attributes="member: 10723">MediaPortal (or the MediaPortal TV-Server) records the stream as it is provided by your VideoCard (whatever brand/type that is <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> )the playback is a different story then.in MediaPortal Configuration you can tell it which codecs should be used for DVD, Television, Movies.you can specify codecs for<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">video: mpeg2</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">audio:</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">HD: h.264</li>
</ul>MediaPortal includes the opensource MPV/MPA mpeg2 codecs. but MPV has a know problem with the AspectRatio. it simply does not detect it.if you install MediaPortal with MPV/MPA on your system then this will get the default mpg2 codecs in your system.reason for that is the merit setting which was choosen by gabest who codec this filter(s).this is the reason why any recording also looks wrong when you play it in WMP -&gt; MPV is used.if you use i.e. nvidiapurevideo, then this problem is gone.the videoquality stongly depends on the codec you use. if you use DSCALER or ffdshow then you will most likey encounter issues.a very good h.264 codec is coreavc in current 1.6 version.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="infinite.loop, post: 206567, member: 10723"] MediaPortal (or the MediaPortal TV-Server) records the stream as it is provided by your VideoCard (whatever brand/type that is ;) ) the playback is a different story then. in [B]MediaPortal Configuration[/B] you can tell it which codecs should be used for DVD, Television, Movies. you can specify codecs for [LIST] [*][B]video:[/B] mpeg2 [*][B]audio:[/B] [*][B]HD: [/B]h.264 [/LIST] MediaPortal includes the opensource MPV/MPA mpeg2 codecs. but MPV has a know problem with the AspectRatio. it simply does not detect it. if you install MediaPortal with MPV/MPA on your system then this will get the default mpg2 codecs in your system. reason for that is the merit setting which was choosen by gabest who codec this filter(s). this is the reason why any recording also looks wrong when you play it in WMP -> MPV is used. if you use i.e. nvidiapurevideo, then this problem is gone. the videoquality stongly depends on the codec you use. if you use DSCALER or ffdshow then you will most likey encounter issues. a very good h.264 codec is coreavc in current 1.6 version. [/QUOTE]

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