[mythtv-users] mythbackend is fricking frying my cpu

[Cedar McKay]

>
>
>My settings are mpeg4, 640x480, 2200, max quality: 1, min quality: 3,
>quality between frames: 2, audio is uncompressed at 44100.  When
>recording my processor is anywhere from 50% to 85%.  This is with
>mythfrontend not loaded (i.e. not watching any video).  vhq and v4mv
>settings disabled since my cpu can't keep up with them.
>
>  
>

These are not good settings as far as I can tell. The min/max quality 
settings should really only be messed with by experts, and once you get 
a feel for the system. I think it might even say something to this 
effect in the help text that shows up when those sliders are highlighted 
in setup.  I don't think the quality settings work exactly like you 
think they will work. As I understand it, the primary way for normal 
users to affect quality is to change the resolution and bitrate. Try 
this: Go back to defaults for your mpeg4 and rtjpeg settings. Give 
watching a whirl with the defaults. Then mess with the resolution and  
bitrate until you are happy. Then if you insist, work on the min/max 
quality settings.

also make sure dma on your HD is set to 1



cedar