I've set it to tha appropriate standard for Belgium - PAL-B/B1/G but the quality's quite poor.<br><br>Here are a few short samples.<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBuLCKgn8f8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBuLCKgn8f8</a><br>
<br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgvcxxiR96E">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgvcxxiR96E</a><br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7Kq3WpMogM">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7Kq3WpMogM</a><br><br>The upload process seems accurate, the clips look pretty much the same as when I look at them in mplayer or download them to a pc and use media player classic.<br>
<br>I've noticed the image degrades if I split the output between the PVR and a TV, but before I run out and buy a signal booster, could it be something else? Of course I'm a lucky guy, it could be both... <br><br>
There are numerous settings in v4l2-ctl that I don't really understand:<br><br>v4l2-ctl -d 1 -l<br><br>User Controls<br><br> brightness (int) : min=0 max=255 step=1 default=128 value=128 flags=slider<br>
contrast (int) : min=0 max=127 step=1 default=64 value=64 flags=slider<br> saturation (int) : min=0 max=127 step=1 default=64 value=64 flags=slider<br> hue (int) : min=-128 max=127 step=1 default=0 value=0 flags=slider<br>
volume (int) : min=0 max=65535 step=655 default=60928 value=60928 flags=slider<br> balance (int) : min=0 max=65535 step=655 default=32768 value=32768 flags=slider<br> bass (int) : min=0 max=65535 step=655 default=32768 value=32768 flags=slider<br>
treble (int) : min=0 max=65535 step=655 default=32768 value=32768 flags=slider<br> mute (bool) : default=0 value=0<br><br>MPEG Encoder Controls<br><br> stream_type (menu) : min=0 max=5 default=0 value=0 flags=update<br>
stream_vbi_format (menu) : min=0 max=1 default=0 value=0<br> audio_sampling_frequency (menu) : min=0 max=2 default=1 value=1<br> audio_encoding (menu) : min=1 max=1 default=1 value=1 flags=update<br>
audio_layer_ii_bitrate (menu) : min=9 max=13 default=10 value=10<br> audio_stereo_mode (menu) : min=0 max=3 default=0 value=0 flags=update<br> audio_stereo_mode_extension (menu) : min=0 max=3 default=0 value=0 flags=inactive<br>
audio_emphasis (menu) : min=0 max=2 default=0 value=0<br> audio_crc (menu) : min=0 max=1 default=0 value=0<br> audio_mute (bool) : default=0 value=0<br> video_encoding (menu) : min=0 max=1 default=1 value=1 flags=readonly<br>
video_aspect (menu) : min=0 max=3 default=1 value=1<br> video_b_frames (int) : min=0 max=33 step=1 default=2 value=2 flags=update<br> video_gop_size (int) : min=1 max=34 step=1 default=12 value=12<br>
video_gop_closure (bool) : default=1 value=1<br> video_bitrate_mode (menu) : min=0 max=1 default=0 value=0 flags=update<br> video_bitrate (int) : min=0 max=27000000 step=1 default=6000000 value=6000000<br>
video_peak_bitrate (int) : min=0 max=27000000 step=1 default=8000000 value=8000000<br> video_temporal_decimation (int) : min=0 max=255 step=1 default=0 value=0<br> video_mute (bool) : default=0 value=0<br>
video_mute_yuv (int) : min=0 max=16777215 step=1 default=32896 value=32896<br> spatial_filter_mode (menu) : min=0 max=1 default=0 value=0 flags=update<br> spatial_filter (int) : min=0 max=15 step=1 default=0 value=0 flags=slider<br>
spatial_luma_filter_type (menu) : min=0 max=4 default=1 value=1<br> spatial_chroma_filter_type (menu) : min=0 max=1 default=1 value=1<br> temporal_filter_mode (menu) : min=0 max=1 default=0 value=0 flags=update<br>
temporal_filter (int) : min=0 max=31 step=1 default=8 value=8 flags=slider<br> median_filter_type (menu) : min=0 max=4 default=0 value=0 flags=update<br> median_luma_filter_minimum (int) : min=0 max=255 step=1 default=0 value=0 flags=inactive slider<br>
median_luma_filter_maximum (int) : min=0 max=255 step=1 default=255 value=255 flags=inactive slider<br> median_chroma_filter_minimum (int) : min=0 max=255 step=1 default=0 value=0 flags=inactive slider<br> median_chroma_filter_maximum (int) : min=0 max=255 step=1 default=255 value=255 flags=inactive slider<br>
insert_navigation_packets (bool) : default=0 value=0<br><br>Anybody have ideas for what I should adjust? Is there anywhere an explanation of these terms? <br><br>