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<FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Do you know what could cause this? Even just running test-mpeg2 gives me a file with a data rate of 15000 kbps according to mplayer.<BR>
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On 4/9/15, 3:20 PM, "Gabe Rubin" <<a href="gaberubin@gmail.com">gaberubin@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<BR>
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On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 12:07 PM, Ryan Lavender <<a href="ryanlavender@comcast.net">ryanlavender@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<BR>
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I am just starting out with MythTV using firewire and a Comcast cable box. My recordings seem to be really large, i.e. 2.2 GB for 7 minutes on an SD channel. Is this normal for an MPEG-2 stream from a cable box? Is there any way to transcode while recording to save space?<BR>
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This is not normal. I capture all my recordings via firewire (although not with Astound). My recordings, in HD, are typically 2-3 gigs per hour. <BR>
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