Hello Everyone.
I'm fairly new to recording video. I currently am using VLC. Here is my situation.
At the moment I'm using a standard definition set top box (PAL) to watch TV at 720x576 using VLC. The STB connects to my laptop via S-Video & RCA Audio to an external USB capture card. This works perfectly.
Set Top Box Specs:
Video Standard
MPEG-1 ISO/IEC 13818; MPEG-2 MP@ML
Audio Standard
MPEG-1 ISO/IEC 11172-3 layers 1 and 2; MPEG-2 ISO/IEC 13818-3; Dolby Digital AC-3
Now I would like to start recording TV shows. I figured that its best to compress the videos otherwise file sizes will be huge if not compressed. However, the videos I record will be burned to a DVD-R and played black on a DVD player. I will use ConvertXtoDVD to convert the video file to DVD and burn it. Therefore I want to keep videos at their maximum quality.
So I presume I need to compresses theses videos. This is how I do it:
I select stream to file using MPEG-TS (mpg2 or mpg4?). I'm unsure on what's the best encapsulation and transcoding formats for what I want to do.
Then I set the bitrate to 15999 kbps as this seems to be the highest that it can go. Audio is MP2A and is anywhere from 128 - 320 kbps (I don't know what I should be choosing).
I then set the output resolution to 720x576 and then start recording to a file.
Am I do this right? Is there a way I can get better quality or is this maximum quality? Is there some sort of limits or recommendations I should be using (e.g. I read that bitrate for DVD is a maximum of 9.8 mbit) for DVD video? As I said, I'm fairly new to this. I don't want to loose video quality.
I have tried saving the video directly to a file without transcoding and the only encapsulation method that works is ASF (I don't know why, I though MPEG2 would work) and file sizes are massive and the video is very laggy (not watchable). The ASF encapsulation method captured the video in exactly the same format and video quality as when I viewed it without saving to a file.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Thank You.
I'm fairly new to recording video. I currently am using VLC. Here is my situation.
At the moment I'm using a standard definition set top box (PAL) to watch TV at 720x576 using VLC. The STB connects to my laptop via S-Video & RCA Audio to an external USB capture card. This works perfectly.
Set Top Box Specs:
Video Standard
MPEG-1 ISO/IEC 13818; MPEG-2 MP@ML
Audio Standard
MPEG-1 ISO/IEC 11172-3 layers 1 and 2; MPEG-2 ISO/IEC 13818-3; Dolby Digital AC-3
Now I would like to start recording TV shows. I figured that its best to compress the videos otherwise file sizes will be huge if not compressed. However, the videos I record will be burned to a DVD-R and played black on a DVD player. I will use ConvertXtoDVD to convert the video file to DVD and burn it. Therefore I want to keep videos at their maximum quality.
So I presume I need to compresses theses videos. This is how I do it:
I select stream to file using MPEG-TS (mpg2 or mpg4?). I'm unsure on what's the best encapsulation and transcoding formats for what I want to do.
Then I set the bitrate to 15999 kbps as this seems to be the highest that it can go. Audio is MP2A and is anywhere from 128 - 320 kbps (I don't know what I should be choosing).
I then set the output resolution to 720x576 and then start recording to a file.
Am I do this right? Is there a way I can get better quality or is this maximum quality? Is there some sort of limits or recommendations I should be using (e.g. I read that bitrate for DVD is a maximum of 9.8 mbit) for DVD video? As I said, I'm fairly new to this. I don't want to loose video quality.
I have tried saving the video directly to a file without transcoding and the only encapsulation method that works is ASF (I don't know why, I though MPEG2 would work) and file sizes are massive and the video is very laggy (not watchable). The ASF encapsulation method captured the video in exactly the same format and video quality as when I viewed it without saving to a file.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Thank You.
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