[mythtv-users] encode/transcode advice request

[cmisip]

On Sat, 2004-02-28 at 13:47, John Freer wrote:
> Hi:
> 
> Looking for an opinion on how I've got my backend box configured.
> 
> XP2200 box, 160gig HD.
> 2x bt878 cards doing capture in SW.
> 
> Set to do SW capture, RTJPEG, quality 180, 640x480.  This seems to be
> about the max I can do and record 2 streams and watch 1.
> 

Why are you recording to RTJPEG and transcoding to MPEG4?  My setup has
two tv cards as well but I am recording to MPEG4 directly at 480x480. I
have an amd 2400 though.  My specs are here:
http://cmisip.home.insightbb.com/mythtv.htm

The quality is pretty good for a 32 inch TV.


> Transcoder set to transcode the RTJPEG file to MPEG4.  Bitrate 3000,
> 640x480, Hi-qual, and motion checkboxes checked.
> 
> I could really use some advice on whether or not I'm way off base on
> the setup or not.
> 
> Some questions:
> 
> 1.  on the Hauppauge SW capture cards, is 640x480 the best resolution
> to capture at?  
> 
> 2.  Is 180 a reasonable quality level to capture at?  Is it worth
> going to 190, 200, etc?
> 
> 3.  What's the optimal bitrate to transcode to for the RTJEPG files? 
> Is 3000 too high for my input source (the 180 RTJPEG file)?
> 
> 4.  Should I be checking the high-qual checkbox and the motion
> checkbox on the MPEG4 options?
> 
> 5.  Should I ditch the BT878 cards and get PVR250's?
> 
> 6.  Would the transcoding quality be better going from PVR250 MPEG2
> to MPEG4 than going from RTJPEG to MPEG4?
> 
> 
> Thanks for your time,
> John.
> 
> 
> 
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