[mythtv-users] PVR-250 Setting bitrate
Jim Chandler
jim at chandler.net
Wed Oct 15 15:07:08 EDT 2003
/usr/lib/ivtv/test_ioctl -c bitrate=2500000,bitrate_peak=5000000
Yields about 1.3 GB/hour on my box. YMMV, but it yeilds perfectly
acceptable video. After all, its only TV...
Jim
On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 13:29:54 -0500
Shawn Kwang <skwang at hep.uchicago.edu> wrote:
> Sort of on-topic for this thread, I'd like to know what people with ivtv
> and a PVR-250 are getting in terms of GB/hr. That is what capture
> resolution, video and audio bitrate results how many GB/hr.
>
> I think 2GB/hr is too large, and I'm wondering how other people are
> doing.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Shawn Kwang
>
> On Wed, 15 Oct 2003, Jim Chandler wrote:
>
> > I use the post-install command in my /etc/modules.conf file so that it
> > gets run after ivtv gets put into the kernel.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 11:30:34 -0400
> > Graham Siener <gbs at alumni.brown.edu> wrote:
> >
> > > I'm running Myth .11 with a PVR 250. I don't want to record at full
> > > bitrate, rather at 5Mbps/8Mbps peak. I've set this with
> > >
> > > # /usr/lib/ivtv/test_ioctl -c bitrate=5000000,bitrate_peak=8000000
> > >
> > > But upon restart, this setting is reset. If I set this when the
> > > backend is off, it works fine. But I would like the setting to
> > > stick without having to change it back all the time. I thought I
> > > could do this through setup->tv setup->recording settings, but it
> > > doesn't seem to work.
> > >
> > > With 5/8 an hour is about 2.4GB/hr, and 8/18 gives me 3.6.
> > >
> > > Sorry if this was too wordy, I just wanted to make sure I was clear.
> > > I've searched but haven't really found anything...
> > >
> > > Any suggestions? Thanks for the help!
> > >
> > > Graham
> > >
> > >
> >
>
> --
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> shawn.kwang-at-cern.ch
>
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