[mythtv-users] Size of transcoded file increased after MythTV update

[Joe Ripley]

On Feb 1, 2008 2:53 PM, Taco Mel <taco_mel at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I recently updated from SVN 14587 to 15714.  Prior to
> the upgrade, the size of a half hour SD recording
> (PVR-500 with bitrate 4500) was around 1.2 GB.  I
> transcoded that to MP4 using mythtranscode, bitrate
> 2400, uncompressed audio.  The resulting file was
> around 900 MB.
>
> Since the upgrade, having changed no other settings,
> transcoding to MP4 results in a half hour show being
> 1.3 GB.  In other words it is actually increasing the
> file size which defeats the purpose of why I am
> transcoding in the first place.
>
> I have gone in to verify that all of my settings in
> the recording profiles are the same as before (they
> are).
> Am I missing some new setting that was introduced
> between these versions?

See:

http://svn.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/4240

and...

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/dev/303078

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Joe Ripley
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