[mythtv] My MythTv Settings for P3 1000Mhz w 512 MB Ram

[Nathan Langley]

I am using a CVS version.  I have yet to get another cvs version to compile   
If you want email me directly and I will send you the cvs version I have.

Quoting Christopher Mind <sanandres1160@hotmail.com>:

> 
> Are you using the CVS build or myth .7 ? I ask because of the overscan and 
> underscan feature which was not in the settings for myth.7.  I have read in 
> some posts that the latest cvs build is unstable or difficult to compile.  
> Thanks
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >From: Nathan Langley <nathan@viptx.net>
> >Reply-To: mythtv-dev@snowman.net
> >To: mythtv-dev@snowman.net
> >Subject: [mythtv] My MythTv Settings for P3 1000Mhz w 512 MB Ram
> >Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 23:46:00 -0600
> >
> >
> >Here is my settings file.  Im running a P3 1000mhz with 512mb ram and a 
> >120gb
> >Seagate IV drive.  The drive tests to 38mbs/sec.
> >With these settings I can watch and record at the same time at about 50% 
> >cpu
> >usage if I up the res to 480x480 I can record and watch at about 85%.
> >
> ># Live TV options
> >#
> ># Size of the buffer for watching live tv, in GB
> >int BufferSize=1
> ># The amount of space to fill the buffer up before
> >forcing an unpause, in MB
> ># Basically, the minimum amount of free space that the buffer will allow 
> >before
> ># forcing an unpause.
> >int MaxBufferFill=50
> ># The desired path + name of the live tv buffer
> >str BufferName=/mnt/Media/Tmp/ringbuf.nuv
> ># Path to store recordings in
> >str RecordFilePrefix=/mnt/Media/Tmp/
> >
> ># Record settings
> >#
> ># Video settings
> >#
> ># Resolution to capture at
> >int Width=352
> >int Height=384
> ># What codec to use?  Tested values are rtjpeg (the default) and mpeg4
> >str Codec=mpeg4
> >#
> ># I normally use 640x480 with the mpeg4 codec and the below settings.
> >#
> >#
> ># RTjpeg specific settings
> >#
> ># Quality level to capture at (higher better, 255 being best)
> >int Quality=170
> ># Motion Levels (lower better, 0 being best)
> >int LumaFilter=0
> >int ChromaFilter=0
> >#
> ># MPEG4 specific settings
> >#
> ># Desired bitrate, in bits/second.  2200 means about a gigabyte an hour.
> >int TargetBitrate=3300
> ># Scale bitrate by frame size.  If this is set to 1, the target bitrate 
> >given
> ># above will be used as a guideline for 640x480.  Other resolutions will 
> >scale
> ># the target bitrate down according to the framesize.
> >int ScaleBitrate=1
> ># Maximum quality level.  1 is best, 31 is worst
> >int MaxQuality=2
> ># Minimum quality level.  1 is best, 31 is worst
> >int MinQuality=7
> ># Maximum quality difference between frames.
> >int QualDiff=3
> >#
> ># Hardware MJPEG specific settings
> >#
> ># Quality level (0 - 100)
> >int HardwareMJPEGQuality=100
> ># Decimation (as in lavrec) -- overrides the video size set above.
> ># 1 is 720x480, 2 is 352x240 (at least in NTSC-land).
> >int HardwareMJPEGDecimation=2
> >#
> ># Audio settings
> >#
> ># dsp device -- output only
> >str AudioDevice=/dev/dsp
> ># Audio Sample Rate: one of 32000, 44100, 48000
> >int AudioSampleRate=32000
> ># Turn off the audio compression? 1 for yes, 0 for no.  Compression saves 
> >500
> ># megabytes an hour, but takes extra CPU time.
> >int DontCompressAudio=0
> ># Quality level for the MP3 compression (0 best - 9 worst)
> >int MP3Quality=7
> >#
> ># Length of time to record past the end of a show, in seconds
> >int RecordOverTime=5
> >
> >
> >#
> ># Playback options
> >#
> ># Deinterlace playback (1 for on, 0 for no) -- adds to CPU usage
> >int Deinterlace=1
> ># How long to skip forward on a fast forward?
> >int FastForwardAmount=25
> ># How long to skip backwards on a rewind?
> >int RewindAmount=7
> ># Are seeks exact, down to the video frame?
> >int ExactSeeking=0
> ># Are the fast forward and rewind keys sticky (auto-repeat after letting 
> >go)?
> ># (set FastForwardAmount and RewindAmount to 1 for good behavior if this is
> 
> >on)
> >int StickyKeys=0
> ># How long should the OSD stay up for in seconds?
> >int OSDDisplayTime=4
> ># Theme to use for the OSD, if 'none' or otherwise doesn't exist, the 
> >normal
> ># ugly OSD will be used instead.
> >str OSDTheme=defaultosd
> ># Path to the TTF used in the OSD.
> >str OSDFont=FreeSans.ttf
> >#str OSDFont=/usr/share/fonts/truetype/Arial.ttf
> >#
> ># Channel ordering.  How to choose the next channel when using the up/down
> ># keys on the remote.
> ># Possible values are: channum, chanid, callsign
> ># channum is the default, channel 4 follows channel 3
> ># chanid sorts according to the internal database order
> ># callsign sorts according to the channel's callsign, like TVLAN, TWC, USA
> >str ChannelOrdering=channum + 0
> >#
> ># Which input on the tuner card to start on?
> >str TunerCardInput=Television
> >
> ># TV options
> >#
> >#
> >str TVFormat=NTSC
> >#
> >str FreqTable=us-cable
> >#
> ># Over/underscan options
> ># do we over or underscan inside mythtv?  either 'overscan' or 'underscan'
> >str VertScanMode=overscan
> >str HorizScanMode=overscan
> ># How much do we chop (or add)?  %, 0 - 100
> >int VertScanPercentage=3
> >int HorizScanPercentage=0
> ># How much do we offset the picture?
> >int xScanDisplacement=4
> >int yScanDisplacement=17
> >--
> >Nathan Langley
> >Linux > BSD > MacOS > DOS > Windows
> >
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