Er...so what bitrate is a television broadcast?

[BrunoPuntzJones]

Definate n00b to video editing.

I'm using a Hauppauge 250 decoder and Beyond TV to record shows. Then editing them with Womble.

I've read a ton of guides over at xxxhelp.com, but none are real comprehensive.

I'm trying to cut down on file size, while keeping quality high. Preferably stick them on a CD to watch later.

What bitrate setting would cover recording from the tv? The standard setting of 5101kb seems a little high...

And any idear what to set for

Motion Estimation Search
Horizontal Distance
Verticle Distance

GOP Size
N
M

PAR

I've read up on them but can't figure out if higher is better, or lower is.

Confused

 

[NokiaDude]

I believe around ~1000kb/s should be fine.

 

[kylebisme]

brodcast television is anolog.

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

Originally posted by: TheSnowman
brodcast television is anolog.

Yeah, but I mean comparison wise, what would I be looking at.

 

[Lonyo]

608x256 (2.38:1) [=19:8]
DivX 3 Low-Motion
div3
889 kb/s
0.229 bits/pixel
01:35:16 (142,906 fr)
702 MB (or 718,994 KB or 736,249,856 bytes)

mp3 sound.

That gives acceptable quality ( might not work on a VCD unless you buy a DVD player that will work with it - but if you mean putting it on a CD to store rather than cluttering up HDD, it should be fine)

Those are the settings for one file I have that looks pretty OK (TV quality or thereabouts - maybe VHS standard)
1hr 30 mins in 700MB.