[mythtv-users] Flash of a frame that shouldn't be there

[Johnny Lee]

> On Sat, 2004-07-24 at 09:20, match at ece.utah.edu wrote:
>>
>> > > lStephen Atkins wrote:
>>
>> > >  My only problem with the recording seems to be every 15
>> > > to 20 mins I get a flash of a frame that shouldn't be there.  It's
>> not a big
>> > > problem just a annoyance.
>> > >
>> > > Stephen
>>
>> I'm running FC1 with Axels RPMs (15.1, 4363) and have exactly the
>> same problem, but perhaps a flash every 10 minutes, but I just
>> learned to innore it. No idea where to start.
>>
>> MSI nForce MB, 512 MB, nVidia MX440 to VGA monitor, ATA
>> drives, PVR-250...
>>
>> Marvin
>
> I think that I may have had the same problem.
>
> I have virtually the same hardware as you Marvin.
>
> I did two things to try to solve it, and I'm not sure which one of the
> two things solved the issue.
>
> I upped my bitrate from 4400 to 4400, and kept my max bitrate the same
> at 6000.  I also changed my resolution from 480x480 to 720x480.  My
> flickers and flashes are gone...the picture is as good as watching my
> sat straight through on my TV.
>
> I did this in (I'm using AltMenus...so this is different if you are
> using the default menus, but should give you an idea of where it is)
> Utilities/Setup -> Setup -> TV Settings -> Recording Profiles -> MPEG-2
> Encoders -> Default and Live TV.
>
> Fixing it on my system was a pure luck, as I really don't feel like I
> have a good understanding of the profiles... ;)
>
> Geoff Scott
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I get something like this but only when I transcode commercials out of a
recording. Whenever the recording starts I get a flash of a frame of
something I shouldnt then it goes back to normal.


Johnny Lee