PVR550(2 analog turners) and filesize/quality

[Basher52]

Ive looked for some post that makes the best quality and lossless recordings using these turners, but yet i havent found any

i got a couple of questions about this.

1-FileSize, the smallest file should be an XviD, right, but as i have figured it by reading in here, that is not supported, and by that i mean to RECORD in XviD, just to convert it after the recording is made, have i got this correct?
This converting is for me just timeconsuming and since i got a powersupply of 1kW... you all know what im getting at, hehe, dont really want to have it turned on just for that :p
Ive tried to do a convert to XviD without GB-PVR and its no problem for me to do that way over 50 fps(i think, maybe even more) so i dont understand why this is not supported.

2-Quality, this i know, since im using analog receivers, can be due to bad coax cables etc, but the recording is always worse than watching live tv, and i got some studdering(if that is the correct word :p) in the video sometimes too. I use an empty disk for the recordings and i do defrag kinda often, i got 2G of memory and a 2G locked pagefile.
what can i do if its possible for you to say from this.

3-Codecs, Ive read alot of ffdshow in here, that i stoped using some years ago, since it sometimes screwed the videowatch up, but since its in here alot i wonder... is THIS codec something i should use?
I'm not very into all these codec things, but ive seen posts that mention alot of different video codecs and to me it seems that GB-PVR uses multiple once, but that cant be right, can it?

here an example from a post:

* CyberLink Video/SP Decoder (ATI)
* CyberLink Video/SP Decoder
* InterVideo NonCSS Video Decoder for Hauppauge

ok, what does this mean?
i see THREE video codecs, but when i watch other things, i know i only installed ONE codec for that(except that once that are preinstalled with XP).

i cant remember what i type of settings i have in GB-PVR, since im at work right now, but if you need anything of that or other stuff, lemme know and I'll post that when i get home.

4-Upgrade, The name of the GB-PVR package i installed is GBPVR09612.msi, but it is a new out there. Can an upgrade do any of the things i just mentioned here? and it IS!! and upgrade, right? not a reinstall, so i dont have to set all channels again, I'm lazy :p



PS. Again... VERY great proggie you made here, keep it up

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1-FileSize, the smallest file should be an XviD, right, but as i have figured it by reading in here, that is not supported, and by that i mean to RECORD in XviD, just to convert it after the recording is made, have i got this correct?
This converting is for me just timeconsuming and since i got a powersupply of 1kW... you all know what im getting at, hehe, dont really want to have it turned on just for that
Ive tried to do a convert to XviD without GB-PVR and its no problem for me to do that way over 50 fps(i think, maybe even more) so i dont understand why this is not supported.

The hardware produces an MPEG2 stream, not an XVID stream, so you want XVID, you need to convert it.

2-Quality, this i know, since im using analog receivers, can be due to bad coax cables etc, but the recording is always worse than watching live tv, and i got some studdering(if that is the correct word ) in the video sometimes too. I use an empty disk for the recordings and i do defrag kinda often, i got 2G of memory and a 2G locked pagefile.
what can i do if its possible for you to say from this.

This is most likely related to the combination of directshow filters (decoders etc) used for playback on your machine. If you reproduce the problem, then zip and attach your gbpvr.exe-native.log, I'll take a look to see if there is anything obvious.

If you're displaying on the tv out of a video card, this can also degrade the quality depending on the video card. Check it on your PC monitor first to decide if this is a problem.

3-Codecs, Ive read alot of ffdshow in here, that i stoped using some years ago, since it sometimes screwed the videowatch up, but since its in here alot i wonder... is THIS codec something i should use?

Most people dont use it. Having it installed has caused problems for a few users, but it does provide a few unique features not found in other decoders, which is why some use it.

I'm not very into all these codec things, but ive seen posts that mention alot of different video codecs and to me it seems that GB-PVR uses multiple once, but that cant be right, can it?

here an example from a post:

* CyberLink Video/SP Decoder (ATI)
* CyberLink Video/SP Decoder
* InterVideo NonCSS Video Decoder for Hauppauge

ok, what does this mean?
i see THREE video codecs, but when i watch other things, i know i only installed ONE codec for that(except that once that are preinstalled with XP).

i cant remember what i type of settings i have in GB-PVR, since im at work right now, but if you need anything of that or other stuff, lemme know and I'll post that when i get home.

I'm not quite sure what you're trying to ask.

It only uses one at a time, based on the setting in the playback tab. If that setting is set to 'system default', then the system chooses which one to use.

4-Upgrade, The name of the GB-PVR package i installed is GBPVR09612.msi, but it is a new out there. Can an upgrade do any of the things i just mentioned here?

Looking at my your post, the only feature you seem to asking for is the XVID recording. No it cant do this. These analog cards will only ever record MPEG-2.

and it IS!! and upgrade, right? not a reinstall, so i dont have to set all channels again, I'm lazy

Yes, just run it and it'll perform an upgrade. I recommend you take copies of your gbpvr.mdb and config.xml files though in case anything goes wrong.