Hi all,

I've been experimenting with mencoder :- developed batch files to auto process my DVB recordings into divx AVIs.

At the moment: i can successfully do : DVB -> MPEG2
ie, demux and remux working fine for me.

however, i am having problems when converting from MPEG2 -> AVI.
Simply, i find that converted video has a display size that is 'smaller' when played back on the screen. Its almost as if the video is being placed in another letterbox (?).
What I am trying to do is compress but retain its original attributes : same zoom, same scale, same aspect ratio, etc.

I have tried all sorts of combinations with these options: -zoom scale, -noaspect, etc... but to no avail....
The following shows the mencoder options that i am currently using:

start "Compressing1" /D"c:\program files\gbpvr" /min /low /wait mencoder.exe "c:\temp\%~n1.mpg" -oac mp3lame -lameopts mode=2:cbr:br=96 -sws2 -zoom -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vhq:vbitrate=800:vpass=1:turbo -ffourcc DIVX -o "C:\Documents and Settings\thom\My Documents\My Videos\%~n1.avi"

start "Compressing2" /D"c:\program files\gbpvr" /min /low /wait mencoder.exe "c:\temp\%~n1.mpg" -oac mp3lame -lameopts mode=2:cbr:br=96 -sws2 -zoom -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vhq:vbitrate=800:vpass=2 -ffourcc DIVX -o "C:\Documents and Settings\thom\My Documents\My Videos\%~n1.avi"



Help?

Hi, i've read over the forums looking and have been unable to find a fix. (I may just not have looked well enough and if this has been covered my apologies)

im running a Hauppage 150 on P4 2.8 1gig ram using a Ati 9600 128 meg card. i built this system over 2 years ago. I'm running win xp , and direct x 9.c.
I'm using omega drivers (just started tonight to see if they would help to no avail)

Anyway problem is when watching Live Tv If the picture on the screen is still i.e. no movemant the picture quality is great but as soon as a person moves etc the item moving gets "lines" the lines are only on the item moving and seems to make the picture hazy. I've also noticed not sure if this is related but my picture is not bright and crisp its kind of dull and hazy almost like a tv wtih the contrast set way down. I've only run into this problem with GBPVR when i was using beyond tv the quality was fine.

Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Some of you might have used Konfabulator recently since it was purchased by Yahoo! and now made free. Anyways, Konfabulator seems to slow down LiveTV mode in GBPVR. It's really weird as to why it happens. Once I turn off Konfabulator, GBPVR LiveTV works smoothly again. Does anyone know why this happens? If so, anyone know how to fix it?

I have two MVPs connected to my GBPVR server. Often we watch a live show on one MVP. If one of us goes to the other room with the other MVP, it is not possible to watch live TV in that room (I have only one tuner). Would it be possible to introuce the option of playing the Live TV buffer file on the second MVP? (I know channel changes would lead to trouble.)

/Per

I love the Jukebox plugin for those times that I want my HTPC to just play random mp3's of mine. I thought I remember reading at one time that it was designed to play and continue playing until you stopped it. I start it and it plays but once I go to the main screen it stops after it has finished the song it was on. Is this something specific to my machine or is it working they way it was written to run?

Also, is there any future updates to Jukebox in the works that you are aware of?

I've got a Hauppauge 350 card and DVD burner sitting basically unused in a PC that is heavily used for non-TV purposes. I also plan to buy a 200g hard drive. So, I'd like to use this hardware with a computer system that would essentially be a dedicated PVR. I'd like to be able to do live TV pausing, program guide, burning of programs to DVD, listening to the radio, playing MP3s, and all the other things that GB-PVR will do.

I've noticed that lots of Dell small form factor desktops in the gx240/260/270 line are hitting the secondary market after coming off of business leases. I understand that it's a pretty good computer that is a nice form factor and is quiet. So, now I need to decide which one to get, and I'd like to avoid spending lots.

It comes down to two choices, both running Win XP home.

The chip: Intel P4, either 1.7g or 2.0g chip.
RAM: 256 or 512.

Based on other posts, it seems that the 1.7g chip should be enough. Does that sound right?

What about the RAM? Can I get away with just 256 with the 350 card and expect the machine to run without delay? I plan to slim down XP but shutting down unneeded processes, etc.

Anything else I should be considering?

Thanks in advance.

Living in Europe, can I have the time in 24hr format?

Also is there a possibility to get rid of the first row of channel names - or better yet a way to configure if I want icons or names. Myself I'll never want both at the same time...

Adding a low priority whish as well, I'd like to jump to the next (forward and backward) sceduled recording...

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I also note that you haven't been able to pick up channels icons that the original TV guide do yet...

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Anyone that have any recommendations for what model to buy? The ones I've been looking at havn't been cheap, so I'd love to buy the right one straight away...

Haven't heard about jp1?? Checkout www.hifi-remote.com/jp1

When I select the conflict button in Xrecord I only get the latest entry of conflicting shows.

I'd like to see all shows that overlap, perhaps grouped by date/time of overlapping conflict.

What I really would like is to be able to jump to the TVschedule to graphically see whats happening, but that's a big wish - I know

Perhaps I just missunderstood something... How are YOU correcting conflicts?

I have two Hauppauge 90002 PCI cards mountedin my PVR. Using WinTV2000 I can pickup all the available channels no problem. This has happened since installing the second card. I'm usig the latest drivers and latest GBPVR. After doing a channel scan I get "No channels found" etc but appear to have a ood signal. Attached is the Config.exe-native.log as proof. Any ideas

Steve



SBS 2003, Athlon 3Ghz, IGb ram, 1 x40Gb HDD, 1 x 500Gb hdd