Recording formats (1 Viewer)

[toddbailey]

Hi All,

I've distanced myself from MP because it only supports dvr-ms format. This format is totally useless for my applications. But I'm willing to wait until a format other than dvr-ms is supported.
I need mpeg 2. Has that time arrived or do I need to wait further?
thanks

 

[Nightmare77]

i'm affraid you have to wait , word is frodo is going to have a beta release of the new tv module in around abouts 3 weeks, fingers crossed, also have server / client support from what i can gather

 

[FlipGer]

Hi,

dvr-ms is MPEG2 with a different wrapper. You just have to rip off the dvr-ms info. There are many guides on how to do that (even MP can do it for you with the compress feature). Just do a search.

Anyway, the new TV engine will record to MPEG2.

Flip.

 

[toddbailey]

I may have called the format I need in error, not mpeg4 but mpg.

none of my existing apps know what to do with ms-dvr.

I had to find a custom app to convert and that took 2 hours for a 1 hour video, just so I could record to a stb dvd format.

any way I'll watch and wait until the next release comes out.

hopefully it will also address then next big issue of mine being able to have video output to the ceiling mounted projector (secondary display) and not the primary display a desktop lcd.

we'll see, meedio is getting cranky. time to move alone as they say, nothing to see here (literally, nothing to see or hear, meedio sucks).


tia

 

[Callifo]

Converting DVR-MS to mpeg2 can be done in a few minutes in MP or with graphedit, which can then be burnt straight to DVD with the appropriate program (I use nero showtime).

 

[toddbailey]

While this is true, it's still additional steps that have to be taken. So Instead of having 1 large file I wind up with 2. Putting the content on dvd media is only a small part of the requirement. There is also the requirement imposed by network appliences that don't recogize dvr-ms formats. Only the full blown Nero package know dvr-ms, my oem verion does not.
In any case I just need the video files recorded to mpg format automatically. just to make my life that much easier.

 

[FlipGer]

Hi,

My TV->Recordings->Compress->Autocompress

No need for an additional step, only one file: MPEG2

Flip.

 

[toddbailey]

There must be a newer version out then, the version I have only supported dvr-ms.

But I'll have to download the latest and install.

thanks for the info.

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Now confused :?

As far as i remember all releases from 1.3 supported convertion to mpeg2 from the compression feature natively. Which version are you using toddbailey? as beside the autocompression which automatically changes the file from dvr-ms to mpeg after a 5 hour period (default) there should be no problem.

 

[deppeler]

Now confused :?

the autocompression which automatically changes the file from dvr-ms to mpeg after a 5 hour period.

What do you mean by this???
Now I'm confused..I 've used the Compress feature but don't understand.