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Compro DTV shits all over any other TV software i've seen

i like simple
so i use Compro DTV4 to record in mpeg2 and cut'n'cap using VideoStudio Pro

have fun

hey Xen do you mean hardware ? as you are using 3rd party "software" ( ULead/Corel VideoStudio ) to cap & cut vids ???

is any one actually posting *vids from a compro set up ? we only see caps from users ..that i am aware of.


*especially using the compro software... not uLead or virtual dub, that have nothing to do with that card.

i'm afraid you have to have a Compro card to use the Compro DTV software
not that there is anything wrong with them
i'm very happy with the T750 i've been using for 3 years now

i record mpgs using ComproDTV as Media Centre records in some stupid useless proprietary format
i tried a Haupage card with WinTV but found it pretty featureless & cumbersome compared to DTV - much harder to use
...& you have to purchase a remote control separately

mpg files are universally standard so they can be edited with whatever software you like
you get what you pay for

I'm having a slight problem with my recording's. When I record a HD channel the recording's resolution is 1440x1080 but with an aspect ratio of 1920x1080. How can I get it to be 1920x1080, even though I'm using a CRT, I have set Compro DTV 4 that my monitor is 16:9. I have a feeling that if I recorded with a native Full HD LCD monitor that this wouldn't happen?

thats normal Dazza0166
don't ask me why

you just need to use XnView (brilliant free tool) to resize caps to 1920x1080 (HD) or 1024x576 (SD)

funnily enough, ABC & SBS HD (1280x720) works fine

your monitor doesn't make any difference to whats recorded but it won't be able to display 16:9
do yourself a favour & get a new one
they're practically giving them away these days

Thanks for the reply xencaps, ABC & SBS HD is fine for me too (1280 x 720). Yeah, for $250 you can get a 24" Full HD LCD. Is there a tool to convert the my recordings to 1920x1080 without a loss quality? I tested re-encoding with SUPER © and it seems ok but don't want to have to re-encode every recording I take.

It is how the stations compress the signal. Compare any low bit rate Aussie Cap to US HD .. skinny much, regardless of BMP & max settings on kick ass systems.
We can only start with what they transmit.

Sydney

ABCHD was the first to have correct aspect ratio ( when they went from the similar to ch7) 576 x 720 duplex signal to 720 x 1280
(note SBS uses this but only if the show is compatable so it varies ) The original high bit rate 1080 x 1440 ABC was first rate ..but screwed up when ABC2 started (2005)

Ten was next in having correct aspect ratio HD mid/late 07, 1080 x 1920 right up to mid march 2009 when they went back to the 1080 x 1440

During 08 Seven started before Nine , but they both stopped when Go & 7two were launched & went back to the current 1080 x 1440

I was amazed by a mate on the Gold Coast as all his stations capped without conversion, so he said .. but i think he just had his PWR DVD set up right haha.

XnView or irFanView , i use Xn mostly. Some versions of Photoshop have in built batch converter, if you have that.

Thanks for the info 8. Damn Americans have way better capture cards then us like the DViCO Fusion HDTV7
Dual Express.

I have recently got a HD STB which records to .TS files, which I have found good programs to work with, but, I'm getting SO pissed off with the different quality signals from the networks!
Especially the nine network, and especially during Hey Hey, bulk of the show is ok, but when they cut to a live music act it suddenly changes to a lot of blocky compression!
I'm sure the bastards are doing it on purpose because most of the show is ok, just the music acts are stuffed up!

I got myself a new pc over the weekend, i thought i was only going to be able to do caps the long way (dvd recorder > cap from powerdvd > post on auscelebs) as i normally do with the morning tv programs (totally wild, toasted tv, kids wb etc). Ran my digital tv cap card setup to see if it would fail, as i had read that it had failed for many others running Windows 7.

It worked for me first go, the best thing is that previously i couldn't multitask (ie: produce caps, while watching/recording live tv) without the program crashing. I gather it is due to me having more RAM, but it no longer crashes while i've got multiple windows open.