Tv Recording-help needed

[lancerx]

Please i need a good softw. for tv recording, i use intervideo win dvr 3, but i hate the softw. is there any other for tv recording?

thank you.

[sitlet]

https://www.videohelp.com/tools?section=5#5

[FulciLives]

Please i need a good softw. for tv recording, i use intervideo win dvr 3, but i hate the softw. is there any other for tv recording?

thank you.

C'mon man get real.

Tell us some details for friggin's sake!

What speed is your computer for instance. What operating system. How much HDD space.

What type of capture card/device do you have?

What format do you want to capture in?

AVI such as HuffyUV or PICVideo MJPEG
AVI such as DivX/Xvid
MPEG-1 such as VCD
MPEG-2 such as SVCD or DVD

and blah blah blah

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[lancerx]

forget it......

[neomaine]

lancerx,

Though the questions posed by fulcilives were quite pertinent to helping you out, the tone was completely uncalled for. I hope you don't think the majority of people here are so crass.

Let's just say he's having a bad day or at worst has simply outgrown the rest of us mere mortals and hasn't descided to move on yet.

In either case, please look at the tools section provided by sitlet. If you're still having problems and have more questions or are confused after trying a couple of things, the items asked for by fulcilives would be needed before someone can help isolate the problem and help you with a solution.

Experience through trial and error is part of this scene. The more experience you get the better questions you ask and the quicker we can help you out.

Hopefully you haven't run away....

[lancerx]

lancerx,

Though the questions posed by fulcilives were quite pertinent to helping you out, the tone was completely uncalled for. I hope you don't think the majority of people here are so crass.

Let's just say he's having a bad day or at worst has simply outgrown the rest of us mere mortals and hasn't descided to move on yet.

In either case, please look at the tools section provided by sitlet. If you're still having problems and have more questions or are confused after trying a couple of things, the items asked for by fulcilives would be needed before someone can help isolate the problem and help you with a solution.

Experience through trial and error is part of this scene. The more experience you get the better questions you ask and the quicker we can help you out.

Hopefully you haven't run away....

Thank you Neomaine for understanding, sorry for not being more specific, i´ve being using win dvr 3 for a time but when i program it for recording a show it suddenly after few days it won´t record anymore what i program to do, also, it have been happening lately that windvr makes my computer (win Xp pro) self boot, so i´m not happy with the softw. I have a p3 933mhz, 120gb hdd 512 ram, dvd-rw pioneer AO5, capturing mpeg 2 mostly, i´m planning to build a new pc next month, faster one for better recording.

I went to the tools and google (mipctv) but i didn´t find those softws, at least the one i tried good to manage as windvr, if you guys know any other i will be glad to know.

thank you.

[sacajaweeda]

I have a p3 933mhz, 120gb hdd 512 ram, dvd-rw pioneer AO5, capturing mpeg 2 mostly, i´m planning to build a new pc next month, faster one for better recording.

Dear Fuckwit,

That's all well and good, and should probably be in your profile anyways, along with the relevant info about what type of device you are actually using to capture video with.

Sincerely,

Everybody here who isn't a ******* mind reader.

[FOO]

I hope you don't think the majority of people here are so crass

There are at least two

[lancerx]

Dear DickSucker.

Flyvideo 2000.

If i had to answer all the daily stupidity from people i wouldn´t have time for me. End of the story.

[sacajaweeda]

Dear DickSucker.

Flyvideo 2000.

If i had to answer all the daily stupidity from people i wouldn´t have time for me. End of the story.

You've just exponentially improved your chances of getting help from somebody that's used that card and perhaps had/solved the problem you're having. Wasn't that easy?

Now if you can just work on that charm...

[xtreemkareem]

You ask me, there really wasn't anything crass about Fulcilives' response. He was simply expecting some details which makes every bit of sense in order for him to actually be able to help. Making enemies this early in the game sure as hell forfeits any future oppurtunity for assistance on these forums, Lancerx.

[FulciLives]

Well finally we have some info to go on ...

My suggestion is to forget capturing direct to MPEG-2 as that capture card you have is really not designed for it. Also your computer sounds to me as if it is a bit slow to do really good software MPEG-2 encoding.

If you insist on MPEG-2 capture try MainConcept MPEG encoder. It is a stand alone MPEG-1/MOEG-2 encoder but it can also capture direct to MPEG-1/MPEG-2 but again with your speed of computer I'm not sure how great it will look.

Though it will take longer you will get much better results if you capture first to an AVI file THEN convert that file to MPEG-2

For capture this way you can try VirtualVCR or iuVCR or TheFlyDS along with the HuffyUV codec or the PICVideo MJPEG codec

There are guides on here pertaining to this type of capture solution.

Next you convert the captured AVI file to MPEG-1/MPEG-2 using something like TMPGEnc or CINEMA CRAFT ENCODER (aka CCE BASIC) or Mainconcept MPEG encoder.

And cut out the stupid bad behavior and aloofness. You screwed up and it took 3 posts to get all the info from you we needed to offer some kind of help.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

P.S.
Look into the BTwincap drivers for your card. They probably work better than the drivers provided by FlyVideo. Some consider this a good piece of hardware with shitty software/drivers.

[Capmaster]

Well finally we have some info to go on ...

My suggestion is to forget capturing direct to MPEG-2 as that capture card you have is really not designed for it. Also your computer sounds to me as if it is a bit slow to do really good software MPEG-2 encoding.

If you insist on MPEG-2 capture try MainConcept MPEG encoder. It is a stand alone MPEG-1/MOEG-2 encoder but it can also capture direct to MPEG-1/MPEG-2 but again with your speed of computer I'm not sure how great it will look.

Though it will take longer you will get much better results if you capture first to an AVI file THEN convert that file to MPEG-2

For capture this way you can try VirtualVCR or iuVCR or TheFlyDS along with the HuffyUV codec or the PICVideo MJPEG codec

There are guides on here pertaining to this type of capture solution.

Next you convert the captured AVI file to MPEG-1/MPEG-2 using something like TMPGEnc or CINEMA CRAFT ENCODER (aka CCE BASIC) or Mainconcept MPEG encoder.

And cut out the stupid bad behavior and aloofness. You screwed up and it took 3 posts to get all the info from you we needed to offer some kind of help.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

P.S.
Look into the BTwincap drivers for your card. They probably work better than the drivers provided by FlyVideo. Some consider this a good piece of hardware with shitty software/drivers.

fulci,
D'ya ever feel like a dentist?
And it only resulted in one "fuckwit" and one "Dick-sucker" to get the basic information. Maybe there's hope ...

[lancerx]

You ask me, there really wasn't anything crass about Fulcilives' response. He was simply expecting some details which makes every bit of sense in order for him to actually be able to help. Making enemies this early in the game sure as hell forfeits any future oppurtunity for assistance on these forums, Lancerx.

There are many ways to ask for things if ask me, meybe you veterans are used to go that way with newbies, i don´t do that when newbies comes to xbox-scene.com or cdrom-guide.com asking for things that needs more datails, the ways that sacajaweeda and fulcilives responded are very arrogant and bothers anyone, if you see in my 2nd post i didn´t even care, but the other guy just came with ¨fuckwit¨ that´s even insulting, i shouldn´t care but it bothered at that moment, anyway, that is how i think, meybe i´m wrong.

thanks for the help fulcilives.

[Capmaster]

You ask me, there really wasn't anything crass about Fulcilives' response. He was simply expecting some details which makes every bit of sense in order for him to actually be able to help. Making enemies this early in the game sure as hell forfeits any future oppurtunity for assistance on these forums, Lancerx.

There are many ways to ask for things if ask me, meybe you veterans are used to go that way with newbies, i don´t do that when newbies comes to xbox-scene.com or cdrom-guide.com asking for things that needs more datails, the ways that sacajaweeda and fulcilives responded are very arrogant and bothers anyone, if you see in my 2nd post i didn´t even care, but the other guy just came with ¨fuckwit¨ that´s even insulting, i shouldn´t care but it bothered at that moment, anyway, that is how i think, meybe i´m wrong.

thanks for the help fulcilives.

You think you got roughed up from that? Consider yourself lucky you were just called "fuckwit". Hell, the members here who are friends call each other worse than that. You're lucky Jeex or Will Hay didn't join in

Don't let it get to you. Some of us just get tired of the same posts over and over asking for help but not offering anything to go on. And I haven't been here nearly as long as some of the board "old-timers". Hell, on Mar. 26 someone put up this post:
https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=213750&highlight=

He didn't offer any details and wanted members to e-mail him to find out what his problem is. In other words he didn't have the time to even post the problem and he wanted members to take the time to interrogate him, on his terms, to help him. That's the kind of lame post we get here occasionally. Fulci was frustrated, that's all. After all, your opening post wasn't exactly a compendium of technical details.

[lancerx]

You ask me, there really wasn't anything crass about Fulcilives' response. He was simply expecting some details which makes every bit of sense in order for him to actually be able to help. Making enemies this early in the game sure as hell forfeits any future oppurtunity for assistance on these forums, Lancerx.

There are many ways to ask for things if ask me, meybe you veterans are used to go that way with newbies, i don´t do that when newbies comes to xbox-scene.com or cdrom-guide.com asking for things that needs more datails, the ways that sacajaweeda and fulcilives responded are very arrogant and bothers anyone, if you see in my 2nd post i didn´t even care, but the other guy just came with ¨fuckwit¨ that´s even insulting, i shouldn´t care but it bothered at that moment, anyway, that is how i think, meybe i´m wrong.

thanks for the help fulcilives.

You think you got roughed up from that? Consider yourself lucky you were just called "fuckwit". Hell, the members here who are friends call each other worse than that. You're lucky Jeex or Will Hay didn't join in

Don't let it get to you. Some of us just get tired of the same posts over and over asking for help but not offering anything to go on. And I haven't been here nearly as long as some of the board "old-timers". Hell, on Mar. 26 someone put up this post:
https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=213750&highlight=

He didn't offer any details and wanted members to e-mail him to find out what his problem is. In other words he didn't have the time to even post the problem and he wanted members to take the time to interrogate him, on his terms, to help him. That's the kind of lame post we get here occasionally. Fulci was frustrated, that's all. After all, your opening post wasn't exactly a compendium of technical details.

Do you read what you write or what i wrote? ¨the members here who are friends call each other worse than that¨, am i friend of you of any of them?, look and read properly what i´m gonna say, meybe you have been here too much, newbies, us, buy something from an store, in this case a capt. card, there they don´t tell us anything about drivers, pc tech, nothing, suddenly we found problems and looking over the net we fall here and ask, then some great amazing people think they have the right to say whatever it wants and insult.

2nd, regarding to that guy besides of saying nothing he wants someone to email him without saying anything at all, besides, english isn´t his primary lenguage so i guess that´s why he doesn´t specify anything, i don´t know, but i´ve been coming arround here from time to time and i don´t remember seen people being rough, but whatever.

[Capmaster]

Do you read what you write or what i wrote? ¨the members here who are friends call each other worse than that¨, am i friend of you of any of them?, look and read properly what i´m gonna say, meybe you have been here too much

My point is that there's alot of good-natured name-calling. Just because sacajaweeda called you a "fuckwit" doesn't mean he's going to tear off your arm and beat you with it if you should ever meet.

Lighten up. The fact that you used "Dicksucker" means you can dish it out too. Good.

[FulciLives]

@lancerx

We all tend to have attitudes here. It's fun. Or can be.

But we don't give people SHIT when we ASK for help.

That is a BAD attitude.

That is what YOU did.

So wise up and keep your mouth shut when you need help or you will not get any.

None of us are on a payroll here you know.

If you are gonna ask for help and screw up (not enough details etc.) then own up to it when flamed. Correct the problem (give the details needed tc.) and keep your mouth shut.

Then thank us for the help.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[lancerx]

@lancerx

We all tend to have attitudes here. It's fun. Or can be.

But we don't give people SHIT when we ASK for help.

That is a BAD attitude.

That is what YOU did.

So wise up and keep your mouth shut when you need help or you will not get any.

None of us are on a payroll here you know.

If you are gonna ask for help and screw up (not enough details etc.) then own up to it when flamed. Correct the problem (give the details needed tc.) and keep your mouth shut.

Then thank us for the help.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

Sure!

thanks again.

[sacajaweeda]

I apologize for calling you a fuckwit. Do everybody a favor and at least fill out your hardware specs in your profile. Anybody who tries to help anybody with just about anything checks that stuff first if it isn't spelled out in the person's post.

Lighten up dude....it's all good.

[indolikaa]

My name is Indolikaa and I have approved this flame war.

[lancerx]

I apologize for calling you a fuckwit. Do everybody a favor and at least fill out your hardware specs in your profile. Anybody who tries to help anybody with just about anything checks that stuff first if it isn't spelled out in the person's post.

Lighten up dude....it's all good.

Everything is cool, i apologize too for calling you.... well you know, won't happen again.

[indolikaa]

Lancerx,

I use an ATI AIW card. You will find there's a pretty thick split between avid lovers and avid haters with this card series. But it does exactly what you're trying to do, near as I can tell. So if a hardware purchase might be an option, you might look into this one.

.indolikaa.
Fuckwit my Dick

[pchan]

hi lancerx,
You can try Showshifter. Can get a 30days trial copy at http://www.showshifter.com/. It can do program recording.
My system configuration.
Intel P4 3.0C
TV card - Compro Videomate Gold Plus
512M Byte RAM
Win XP
ATI 9200 video card with TV out

This tv card can suport S3 standby mode and the system can go on standby mode. It will wake up and record and go back to standby mode.

[northcat_8]

lancerx,

You'll find that 99.9% of the folks around here are very knowlegable and are more than willing to help but newbie questions combined with attitude are not going to get you anywhere. I mean....you are the one needing help, so keep it straight as to who needs who, we know what we are doing.

[VCDHunter]

lancerx,

You'll find that 99.9% of the folks around here are very knowlegable and are more than willing to help .

Horseshit

@lancerx

Run, run while you can don't get fooled by capmasters cute furry face - he's the biggest bummer on this forum despite what Will Hay thinks

[lancerx]

So.. is my flyvideo a good card? now i'm having doubts, well i just managed to solved the self boot problem on xp, i made it to work compatibles for win 98 and me with a right click in the icon of win dvr3, how did i come to this conclusion? easy, i have installed win me too along with xp pro, so i see that the program in me worked fine so i remember that xp had an option to make some old sofws. compatible with old OS and i had my doubts but worked.

About the inccident there is nothing more to talk about, i understand what most of you say, as i said is cool here.

thanks guys

[indolikaa]

And who says WinME is garbage?!

[lancerx]

To tell u the truth the vers that came with my pc has always worked flawless but the copy i have sucks from the installation.

[FulciLives]

I thought WinDVD Recorder was one of those programs that automatically deinterlaces as it captures and converts to MPEG

If so then you definately don't want to use it unless you plan on watching only on your computer monitor.

The FlyVideo card you have is A-OK but no such card is really made for direct-to-MPEG encoding.

For that you are better off with something that is a hardware encoder such as the Hauppauge WinTV PVR-250 (completely in hardware MPEG encoding) or maybe an ATI AIW or VIVO card which at least does some partial hardware "assist" when it comes to MPEG capture.

The FlyVideo card can only do it 100% in software (the MPEG capture) and that is generally NOT a good thing.

Hence my suggestion to capture first to an AVI file.

- John "FulciLives" Coleman