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

[Thomas Fjellstrom]

On December 8, 2003 03:25 pm, Joseph A. Caputo wrote:
> 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.
>

Gets me nothing :( I'll just turn my main box into a remote backend then. no 
big deal.. though With the CVS version I installed (of mythtv) the picture is 
all corrupted... 

hmm.. maybe this won't work out too well. my IR reciever is apart of the TV 
card. Can I controll my front end still, if I move the TV card?

so far freevo is awesome, though none of the TV apps that it supports work, 
but lirc does.

-- 
Thomas Fjellstrom
tfjellstrom at strangesoft.net
http://strangesoft.net