[mythtv-users] Single Pass Mpeg-4 Transcoding Quality

[Donavan Stanley]

On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 16:38:07 +1000, Lachlan McIntosh
<lachlan at directions.com.au> wrote:
> A Transcoded Myth File:
>     Video :  636 MB,  1118 Kbps,  25.0 fps,  720*576 (4:3),  DIVX =
> OpenDivx v4,    Supported
> 
> Settings from "Home Movies" from a friend in the USA.
>  Video :  282 MB,  945 Kbps,  23.976 fps,  624*352 (16:9),  XVID = XVID
> Mpeg-4,    Supported
>  Video :  301 MB,  978 Kbps,  23.976 fps,  624*352 (16:9),  XVID = XVID
> Mpeg-4,    Supported
> 
> The "Home Movie" is of significantly higher quality.

The "home movie" is compressing fewer pixels per frame with a slightly
lower bitrate.   Either decrease the resultion you're capturing at or 
raise you bitrate to adjust for the extra pixels.