Suggestions for best Windvr 1.5 recordings?

[telemike]

Anyone using windvr 1.5 have some suggestions for best quality captures?

[Xtasy2002]

It all depends on what your final output is going to be? SVCD, VCD, DVD, 1/2 DVD, etc.. I usually set up my capture specs to closely match my output specs in terms of file size & bitrate.

[telemike]

I am creating VCD's of tv movies. I am curious about the packet size setting in windvr. Not sure what it means. I like the mpeg encoder on windvr better than powervcr. Maybe i should just capture to a high bitrate mpeg-1 and then tmpgenc it down to vcd after editing?

[telemike]

Anyone know how to set Windvr 1.5 to make the video and audio compliant with VCD standards?

[Xtasy2002]

This is what I did:

Find the template you want to encode with in TMPGEnc.

Examine the properties of that template including resolution, packet size, etc..

Setup a template in WinDVR to match exactly.

Record.

[telemike]

I decided to upgrage to version 2 of windvr for $15 from the intervideo website.

[telemike]

Got windvr 2 up and running. Much improved recording profiles. I wish it were as flexible as powervcr2 but i will take intervideos quality over convenience.