Recording Questions

[bbutlerau]

I just bought a Leadtek DVR1800 H which works beautifuly with GBPVR. I do have a few questions regarding recording HDTV though.
1. What is the best format to auto-convert the recorded .ts file into keeping the HD resoultion and quality as best as possible but not being 7GB for a 60 min show.. im not made of HDD space ( i have a 500GB)
2. Does comskip actually work or can it make you miss parts of a show
3. how can i make the recoding be named something other than the show name and the date, i wouldnt mind it being the prog name and then subtitle (e.g. The simpsons - Treehouse of horror IV.ts)
4. fianlly i have a remote from leadtek that came with the card, which has a faux MCE mode. this works for the ch +/- but thats it. Has anyone had success with this remote

Cheers
Brad

[zeroexecutioner]

I use happauge cards so I don't have an answer for 1 or 4.
I've been using compskip reliably for about 2 years now and haven't really lost anything. But when I created a new install on another PVR I definitely had to do some tweaking of the settings(I was getting too many commercials missed), but it's working great again.

I'm not sure how to change the name of the recording, but I will be watching out to see if anyone else can answer this one.

[bbutlerau]

Thanks for the quick reply, ill give comskip a try when i get the other stuff sorted. Only thing that is annoying me is im one of the people who GBPVR didnt work for in Win 7 due to the bda drivers.. any people got that sorted?

[systemshark]

Hi Brad,

3. how can i make the recoding be named something other than the show name and the date, i wouldnt mind it being the prog name and then subtitle (e.g. The simpsons - Treehouse of horror IV.ts)

Cheers
Brad

Look at WizRenamer... it runs after the show has recorded and renames to file to any you like includes

Show, Episode name, Date, time, Etc

Good luck...

[bbutlerau]

i tried using the autoconvert function to convert to a mgeg2 file but nothing happened, also tried doing it manually using VLC and SUPER but no luck.. any help?