[mythtv-users] Re: Recording sizes

[Brian]

Thanks
That is my point heh :)
the difference between the two 1 hour shows is kinda insane

On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 18:08:55 -0700
"Jarod C. Wilson" <jcw at wilsonet.com> wrote:

> On Thursday, Isaac Richards wrote:
> 
> > On Thursday 28 August 2003 02:21 pm, Brian wrote:
> >> I think I am missing something
> >>
> >>
> >> why do the file sizes of the recorded shows vary so much?
> >>
> >> Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (Don't laugh) records 1 hour at 3.1 gb, 
> >> which
> >> is reasonable considering the file format...
> >>
> >> Junk Yard Mega Wars just recorded at 19.5gb!!
> >>
> >> What am I missing?
> >>
> >> Running Mythtv 0.11, no modules, pretty well stock settings
> >
> > If you're using rtjpeg at a higher-ish quality setting and have a noisy
> > signal, you get large files.
> 
> I don't think he was asking why files were so large, per se. He was 
> asking why file sizes varied so much. Signal noise is a factor though. 
> The recordings aren't at a constant bit-rate; they are variable. Though 
> the discrepancy between 19.5GB and 3.1GB (I assume they were both 1hr 
> long) is something to be concerned about. 19.5GB seems like an awful 
> lot, since I use a PVR-250, and I've never seen an hour show take much 
> more than 4GB...
> 
> --Jarod
> 
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> Jarod C. Wilson, RHCE
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