[mythtv-users] Digital Pegs CPU

Paulin paulin at spextreme.com
Fri Nov 28 19:41:39 UTC 2008


You are correct.  I did screw up and they were the same card.  Anyway I
tried again and I believe this is the H1250 card now.  Here you go.
Size: 3195849224

ID_VIDEO_ID=80
ID_AUDIO_ID=81
ID_AUDIO_ID=82
ID_FILENAME=1031_20081127205800.mpg
ID_DEMUXER=mpegts
ID_VIDEO_FORMAT=0x10000002
ID_VIDEO_BITRATE=38609200
ID_VIDEO_WIDTH=1920
ID_VIDEO_HEIGHT=1080
ID_VIDEO_FPS=29.970
ID_VIDEO_ASPECT=0.0000
ID_AUDIO_FORMAT=8192
ID_AUDIO_BITRATE=0
ID_AUDIO_RATE=0
ID_AUDIO_NCH=0
ID_LENGTH=662.19
ID_VIDEO_CODEC=mpegpes
ID_AUDIO_BITRATE=384000
ID_AUDIO_RATE=48000
ID_AUDIO_NCH=2
ID_AUDIO_CODEC=a52

Steve

On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 12:43 PM, Rod Smith <mythtv at rodsbooks.com> wrote:

> On Thursday 27 November 2008 11:12:20 am Paulin wrote:
>
> > Well I ran your script (Thank for that) and got the following on the
> > two different recording types.
> >
> > H1250 (Digital)
> > size: 4669085696
>
> [...much snippage below...]
>
> > ID_VIDEO_FORMAT=0x10000002
> > ID_VIDEO_BITRATE=6000000
> > ID_VIDEO_WIDTH=720
> > ID_VIDEO_HEIGHT=480
> > ID_VIDEO_FPS=29.970
> > ID_LENGTH=7197.39
>
> > H250 (Analog)
> > size: 2333061120
> >
> > ID_VIDEO_FORMAT=0x10000002
> > ID_VIDEO_BITRATE=6000000
> > ID_VIDEO_WIDTH=720
> > ID_VIDEO_HEIGHT=480
> > ID_VIDEO_FPS=29.970
> > ID_LENGTH=3595.59
>
> > Do any of the help?
>
> Your two files are remarkably similar in settings -- the same bitrate (both
> by
> ID_VIDEO_BITRATE and by computation of size / ID_LENGTH), the same
> resolution, the same FPS, etc. In fact, they're similar enough that I
> suggest
> you double-check that they're actually recorded from two different devices
> (your HDR-1250 and your PVR-250).
>
> If in fact they ARE recorded from two different devices, and yet one plays
> back OK and the other doesn't, I'm pretty much at a loss. They're similar
> enough in overall format that I don't know why one would do better than
> another -- but that's a reflection of my modest knowledge of video formats;
> I
> don't mean to imply that you're imagining things!
>
> > Also I found out that MiniMyth (which is what I'm using on the VIA board)
> > has XvMC built in support.  I had it enabled.  I also tried XvMC-VLD.  So
> > based on earlier discussion I believe (but I could defiantly be wrong)
> that
> > the XvMC support isn't the problem.
>
> XvMC support requires both support in MythTV and support in your drivers,
> so
> even if you select XvMC in the front-end, it might not be used.
>
> > Now I did have Deinterlace set to bobdeint.  There are a host to choose
> > from.  Not sure what I should be using here.  Any recommendations.
>
> Start with none. That's the least CPU-intensive option, but it may produce
> ugly streaks in video that features fast motion or panning. Use this option
> to test the video playback quality with a recording with known problems. If
> it's OK (aside from streaking, if this artifact appears), then try other
> options. I personally prefer kerndeint (kernel de-interlacing), but it
> might
> not work for you -- you'll just have to try each one in turn and test it on
> your hardware. Take notes on each -- both the quality of the de-interlacing
> and on how much stuttering you see, since that's the problem you're trying
> to
> solve. Try to find a recording with lots of fast horizontal motion or
> panning
> to test the de-interlacing, and play the same video segment for each
> de-interlacing setting.
>
> --
> Rod Smith
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