[mythtv-users] line encoded at bottom of every frame

[D Banerjee]

That's common on analog video, it just needs to be cropped. I don't know if
pvr-250 supports that, but you can just increase your overscan in mythtv
playback options.

Debabrata

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Chmilar" <kevin at chmilar.org>
To: <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 11:41 AM
Subject: [mythtv-users] line encoded at bottom of every frame


> I recently got a DCT2500 set top box and connected it to the S-Video
> input on my capture card.  But now I get a line that is 2 or 3 pixels
> thick appearing at the bottom of my screen.  It is also encoded into the
> video stream, which really messes up the commercial detection feature.
> The line is basically white but it is not constant -- pixels change
> color.
>
> This problem does not appear when I use the direct analog cable input to
> the tuner on the capture card.  It only happens when the DCT is
> connected.  I have tried connecting to the DCT to the S-Video, composite
> and tuner (using channel 3) inputs and the problem appears on each
> input.  I have tried 2 different capture cards, a bt8x8 based card and a
> pvr-250.
>
> When I hook the DCT directly to my television, the picture is fine -- no
> line at the bottom.  So where is the line coming from?  It doesn't seem
> to be generated by the DCT, yet it appears in the video stream encoded
> by the pvr-250.
>
> My capture resolution is set to 480x480 -- could that be the problem?
>
> Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
>
> cheers,
> kevin
>
>
>


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