Virtual VCR vs Windvr 3.0

[EAO]

Well, this has been interesting. I really liked Windvr 3.0, program wise. But the fuzzies by recording in MPEG2 was tough to accept if I wanted to archive anything.

I tried Virtual VCR. I recorded 3 minutes of TV broadcast in avi 720 x 480, YUY2, then converted it into mpeg using TMPGenc. The results are unbelieveable. It's as clear as the original broadcast. No more fuzzies.

I can just imagine what a pain it is to wait on the transcoding into mpeg.

Is there a faster program than TMPGenc that maintains quality?

And since both programs eventually record in mpeg, why is the avi that is transcoded so much clearer?

[sacajaweeda]

Is there a faster program than TMPGenc that maintains quality?

Try Cinemacraft Encoder.

[EAO]

Would you know or be able to guess how much faster than TMPGenc we are talking about?

I'll be recording television from dish network. Let's just say a 1/2 hour show at the settings I mentioned above as a for instance.