[mythtv-users] First stab at mythtv...

Joseph A. Caputo jcaputo1 at comcast.net
Mon Dec 8 17:25:12 EST 2003


On Monday 08 December 2003 16:42, Thomas Fjellstrom wrote:
> On December 8, 2003 02:13 pm, Joseph A. Caputo wrote:
> > > Well, its possible it was a DVD rip @ 720x480 (or there
> > > abouts)... If that has much to do with it,
> >
> > ??? I'm confused... what do you mean a 'DVD Rip'?  Do you mean you
> > had your Myth recording profile set to DVD-resolution (720x480)
> > MPEG-4?
>
> No. I mean I used transcode to encode a very large set of VOBs to avi
> (xvid).
>
> > Granted, that takes more CPU, but your 2400+ should be able to
> > handle it.  Although, see the recent thread on 'Resolution' to see
> > why it could be just a waste of CPU to capture at a resolution that
> > high.  Why not try capturing at a lower resolution to start off,
> > just to make sure you've got everything configured properly, then
> > if you want you can start cranking it up to see how much your box
> > can handle.
> > Oh, also, when posting on this topic it would be helpful to include
> > your *complete* capture settings (i.e., MPEG-4 720x480 at 3300bpx, MP3
> > qual. 7, 4mv enabled, hi-qual enabled, etc...)
>
> (this is all about my EPIA box...)

Sorry, I thought we were talking about your Athlong 2400+.  The EPIA box 
will probably not be able to handle simultaneous encode/decode.  To 
lighten the load on your CPU, try using the RTjpeg codec instead of 
MPEG-4, and see where that gets you.

-JAC



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