[mythtv-users] RE: Why does it take 20% cpu power to run mythfrontend when it used to take 4%?

[mark]

On Saturday 24 April 2004 01:54 am, Gregory J. McGee wrote:

> OK, if you put it like that, that sounds weird. Perhaps something in the
> xvid codec has changed? (That's where the CPU power goes)
>
> recording 1 hr of rtjpeg at 210 gives you a ~8g file, which will go away
> once mythtranscode is done.

To be honest, I've never fooled with transcoding.  didn't seem worth the 
trouble since the machine could do MPEG4 right off the bat no problem.
I'm running roughly 60-70% full hard drive right now with the inability to 
archive shows.  RTJPEG might push me over the edge if I can't get all the 
shows transcoded soon enough.  I'm recording about 5-6 hours a day, 
just keeping up by watching and deleting same amount for the various family 
members.
>
> I was curious, installed/fired up knoppmythR4(myth0.12) on a spare
> partition, and the settings you describe took 76% CPU just recording
> (avertv stero BT878, set box at 180x10/athlonXP.(cas 2 Kensingtom HyperX
> memory, but rev 1 NF2, FIC AU11)

My system specs are an Epox KT400A board, Kingston cas2.5 ram 512mb, 
Amd Barton 2500+, WinTv401.  Used to run at about 35% with 544 x 480/4000 
bitrate, jitter reduction on, and most everything else off.
>
> I effectively have 2 frontends---One on my PC, and the Xbox under the
> big rear projection Phillips in the LR.
>
> Seems knoppmyth has been updated from R4---have to take another look.