Posts by mpatnode

Quote: Originally Posted by PioneerSC37 I have had the Colossus for a couple of months but continue to have problems recording. After only about 15 minutes or so, the audio and video get out of sync. I am using Toslink in and...

Ahh, sounds like PowerDVD is handling that issue for you (I'm a TMT user). Just for kicks, it may be worth disconnecting the DVI and making the HDMI the only monitor to see if it makes a difference (I recommend a reboot here as well). ...

Sorry, mirrored display is an HDCP violation. That could be part of your problem. You need to disable the mirroring while playing back BD content and switch to the video output from your receiver.

Can anyone tell me what the "Hardware Acceleration" toggle in ShowBiz actually does? Does it switch the mp4 encoding into software or is it related to the graphics display?

Quote: 1. Capture with Colossus card with Showbiz software that came with it. Set to 20 Mbps (Max Avg), 24 Mbps Max peak. Which container format do you use? TS, M2TS or MP4? I'll check out VideoRedo. Anyone have any...

Quote: Originally Posted by msgohan "No" and "yes" respectively. AVCHD isn't the same as DVD-Video though they can both go on a DVDR. Thanks. That is pretty irritating. I suspect my LG BD690 might be able to handle it, but I'm...

Another question: Will all DVD players handle an MPEG-4 encoded TS stream? Aren't DVD's usually MPEG-2?

I've been fighting different format and timing problems on all my recordings. Has anyone found a combination that works? Showbiz 3.5 is pretty awful for editing, so I really want to create something that works in Avidemux or...

The tinkering is what it's all about. Be aware sometimes you just want to watch the movie.

Note that HD movies from Vudu and Amazon are blocked on a HTPC by the studio arrangements. Dunno if Netflix gets around this or not. To be a double downer, trying to get your HTPC to be a high quality BD player (bitstreaming,...