[mythtv-users] Pixelization with MPEG-4 recordings

[Chris Petersen]

> I'm seeing a fair degree of pixelization in the darker regions and solid 
> color regions of my MPEG-4 recordings.  As I recall I have this 
> recording at 2200kbps with the standard quality controls in place from 
> the base install.  Is there a setting that I can adjust (bitrate or 
> quality) that will improve this scenario without drastically increasing 
> the file sizes?

Turn down (lower == better) the maximum quality slider to 1 or 0... 
and should probably turn down (again, lower == better) the minimum, as 
well.  I use 0->1 and 0->2 for my high/low quality recording types.

-Chris