[mythtv-users] HDPVR HD Recordings are in 4:3 format

[Mark Pennock]

I am currently having this problem. It is recording in 4:3 format only in
mythtv. If record from the command line it is 16:9. I have not been able to
figure this out (due to time constraints)


On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 4:17 PM, Devin Heitmueller <
dheitmueller at kernellabs.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 3:49 PM, Joe Henley <joehenley at kc.rr.com> wrote:
> > Thanks for the speedy replies.  I do have both SD and HD for most, if not
> > all, of the channels in question.  But they are from two separate groups
> at
> > SchedulesDirect and the HD channels go to the HD-PVR, the SD go to an
> analog
> > HVR-1950.  Also, the mediainfo output for the "reduced, not the normal
> size"
> > episodes has "AVC (NTSC)" for the video format.  From what I've looked
> at so
> > far in the mediainfo data, typically files from the HD-PVR have:
> > _Format_ _Video format_ _Width x Height_ _Aspect ratio_
> > MPEG-TS  AVC                 1920 x 1080        16:9
> > and SD from the HVR-1950 has:
> > MPEG-PS  NTSC               720 X 480             4:3
> > What I see from the "reduced size" episodes is:
> > MPEG-TS  AVC (NTSC)      720 x 480              4:3
> >
> > So, I think the HD-PVR is doing the recording for the "reduced size"
> > episodes.
>
> Just one more point, in case I wasn't clear on this:  the HD-PVR only
> captures at whatever resolution the settop box is outputting.  It has
> no onboard video scaling capability.  So if the video is in a lower
> resolution and it's well formed, then it's because that's what it
> received.  Whether that's because you're recording from the wrong
> channel or the cable company is putting out SD on the channel you
> expect HD, I'll leave that up to you to figure out.
>
> In short, it's not a driver issue.  :-)
>
> Devin
>
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