[mythtv-users] ivtv capture is good, but mythtv hoses it

[Raphael Pooser]

Michael T. Dean wrote:
> On 06/27/2007 11:42 AM, Raphael Pooser wrote:
>   
>> Can you expound on the stream type point?
>>     
>
> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/ivtv/devel/9852#9852 (and the rest
> of the thread)
>
>   
>> I see you have DVD-Special 2. 
>> I'm using the default that's first selected in the recording profile, 
>> something like Mpeg2-TS or similar.
>> Is there a big difference between that and DVD-Special? Do these streams 
>> have anything to do with the fps of the recordings?
>>     
>
> No.  The DVD-Special 2 settings are used by Windows MCE (and, therefore,
> probably pretty well tested).  The differences between the 3 DVD types
> is on a "micro" scale (and may have more effect on the card than the
> resultant output).
>
> You should probably use DVD/DVD-Special 1/DVD-Special 2 at 352x480,
> 480x480 or 720x480 for the most "robust" recording/playback settings. 
> While MPEG-PS wouldn't be a bad choice, MPEG-TS is really unnecessary
> (as your Myth box should be considered reliable media where loss of data
> is unlikely and error correction is unnecessary).
>
> Mike
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Ahh, good info. Thanks for that.
Raphael