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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>I can't comment
on all your settings, but my recommendation is that you encode at 352x480 if
you're bitrate is only going to be 3500. That way you have more
information per pixel than if you were to double the number of pixels using
720x480. If you want to use 720x480, I would suggest using a higher bitrate.
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Also, as far as I am
aware, if you want to do everything in Linux and make DVD+R's that are
playable in standalone DVD players, you will have to re-encode. I follow
the process shown in:</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>>Ok, after reading
two days worth of threads, this is <br>
>what I *think* I need to set my Myth box up for <br>
>straight PVR-250 MPG to DVD+R archiving. I'm running <br>
>NTSC on an analog TV with the idea of going digital <br>
>HDTV in the next two years. If those experienced users <br>
>could please comment, it would be most appreciated. <br>
><br>
>DEFAULT Profile (although I plan on making LIVE TV and <br>
>HIGH QUALITY the same. Is this the correct thing to <br>
>do?) <br>
><br>
>Width 720x480 as that will get me better potential <br>
>quality than 352X480, correct? <br>
><br>
>Video Compression <br>
>Codec: MPEG-2 Hardware Encoder <br>
>Stream Type: MPEG-2 PS <br>
>Aspect Ratio: 4:3 <br>
>Bitrate: 3500 with a max of 5000 <br>
><br>
>Audio Quality <br>
>Codec: MPEG-2 Hardware Encoder <br>
>Sampling Rate: 4800 <br>
>Type: Layer II (what's Layer I?) <br>
>Bitrate: 224 <br>
>Volume: 100% <br>
><br>
>Is this correct or did I miss something for straight <br>
>from PVR-250 to DVD+R with no reencoding? <br>
><br>
>Thanks!</span></font></p>
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