Hauppauge PVR encoding/rendering settings

SamSevenFive

Shared on Sat, 05/21/2011 - 08:43

I've had my PVR for a few weeks now and have spent most of my time testing the different settings for encoding and rendering. I think I've finally managed to strike a good balance between quality and file size.

The following test video has been encoded at 6mbps using the ArcSoft capturing software and then rendered using Sony Vegas at 720p into a Sony AVC/MVC mp4 file. The clip is over 8 minutes long and weighs in a 430MB, which is the smallest file size I have managed to get so far whilst still getting good video quality. In comparison, the same raw file rendred as a .wmv weighed in at a whopping 1.8GB!

What settings do you fellas use with your PVR? Do you try and strike abalance between quality and file size or do you go all out for high quality? Also, if any of you have managed to find a better setup to keep the file size small, please let me know!

 

 

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Submitted by jcotter13 on Sat, 05/21/2011 - 08:51
One of my 2Old4Forza guys uses the Hauppauge. Why don't you send him a pm . I"m sure he'd be glad to give you some pointers. His gemertag is Spazterian.
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Submitted by SamSevenFive on Sat, 05/21/2011 - 09:05
Thanks man. To be honest I'm pretty happy with how I have things setup now and am confident in the use of the PVR and Sony Vegas. If someone has any advice to offer though, that would be great.

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