where do i find a mpeg2 codec

[jasonmoe123]

I want to be able to encode and watch mpeg2 on my box where can i find the correct codec for this.

[Ted the Penguin]

um... what capture card do you have, do you have gbpvr installed?
out of respect for sub I wont give you direct links to codecs, but I will say that google and the words codec pack will probably yeild favorable results.
and btw there is no legal free mpeg2 codec, because it is patented and each user must pay the patent holder (usually by buying the product)

[jasonmoe123]

Im using the hauppage pvr-350 yes gbpvr is installed operating system is windows media center. Im trying to figure out why my end files are so big. Im trying to figure out the settings and im lost

[Ted the Penguin]

OH, ok, so you need to change your capture quality settings, which is in the settings for each capture source. another option is to transcode the mpeg2 to something else with better compression. MEPG2 uses about 1GB per hour, +- depending on quality

[Jim bob]

um... what capture card do you have, do you have gbpvr installed?
out of respect for sub I wont give you direct links to codecs, but I will say that google and the words codec pack will probably yeild favorable results.
and btw there is no legal free mpeg2 codec, because it is patented and each user must pay the patent holder (usually by buying the product)

I didn't know that :o.:eek: Is the legal issue why no one posts recommendations? What about scaler (d)?

[Ted the Penguin]

its why noone posts links to codecpacks
sub brought it to my attention in another thread, with better wording, I was just doing a bad job of paraphrasing

[Jim bob]

Soo it's ok to mention specific ones (will have to edit a lot o posts otherwise, lol) Just not post links? :confused:

[Ted the Penguin]

I am not sure how sub feels about it to be honest, I think talking about them is fine.
I just try to be respectful about that kind of stuff.

[sub]

I dont really mind if anyone posts links to other websites that contain these decoders.

I wont be hosting a decoders on my website though, or providing a downloads page with links to them - providing freely available decoders like Dscaler, gplmpgdec, etc are breaking the law since they're not paying the licensing fee to the MPEG Licensing Authority.

[HtV]

I want to be able to encode and watch mpeg2 on my box where can i find the correct codec for this.

You have a 350, so you can download a legal one from hauppauge.