[mythtv-users] Re: ivtv driver settings or mythtv settings take precedence?

Jarod C. Wilson jcw at wilsonet.com
Thu Aug 28 19:20:19 EDT 2003


On Thursday, Dana Hata wrote:

> I am using MythTV with the ivtv driver for the PVR 250.  I always set
> these settings after loading the driver, so I don't get huge files.
>
> test_ioctl -f width=360,height=240
> test_ioctl -c bitrate=2000000,bitrate_peak=2000000

Ack. What is the point of such a nice card if you're going to neuter 
it? :)

> My question is, I noticed some of these settings can also be set in the
> Recording profiles section of mythtv.  Which one would take precedence?

The ones in MythTV.

> Do the mythtv settings work at all with hardware encoding?

Yes.

> Must I always set these settings with test_ioctl?

No.

--Jarod

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