Best scheduled recorder software with small file size ? Hauppauge colossus

[luigi41]

Hello,I have Hauppauge colossus and i have used the softwares that came with it but im really lopoking for something else.I dont really use this a lot but now i need it.Ok so what i need is software that records on given time (scheduled recording) and then saves it to some directory.I know there are some softwares out there that do that but i really dont know which one.Software that creates the smallest file size would be Awesome.Kindly if you know any softwares please let me know.

[jagabo]

I'd look int Beyond TV, Sage TV, Myth TV, etc.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_PVR_software_packages

See which ones support the Colossus.

[luigi41]

Hello,Thank you for your replay,i dont really want to select hauppage colossus straight through the program.I want to use some program first like make some customization on the video (put some text and stuff) and then select that in the program and then record it.But i need the scheduled feature and sammlest file size possible.

[jagabo]

Try using Windows' Task Scheduler?

[luigi41]

And how would that record something ? all i need is a simple basic software that just record's on given time from any source (video,audio) i know there are some.I just cant remember.If you could help me out here,would be greatly appreciated.

[jagabo]

You use it to start whatever program you're currently using. Task Scheduler just starts it at the time you specify.

[luigi41]

Hello
Again i really want to thank you for helping me out here.And as for the windows scheduler,i just found out that,but the thing is that i dont have a good recording software yet.That's why i came here.if anyone of you know a good and simple recorder would be awesome.

P.s. just to clear some missunderstaind,the program i mentioned that i want to selcet to record trough,just puts some text on video and then you can select the program from some other program and it will show the video with the text on it and then you can begin recording.

[jagabo]

I thought you had the the recording software already and just needed a way to start it at a particular time. Doesn't Hauppauge's latest software from the Game Capture series work with the Colossus? It has the ability to add a logo as it records.

[luigi41]

i got win tv and it has the recirding scheduled ability but it creates A LOT Bigger file and also the audio for some reaosn do no get recorded.I downloaded a software called dabute video capture,but when ever i select the software that im playing through it does not show anything and when even i select the colossus straight it gives some error saying no device found.can you tell me a software that will work ?

[jman98]

First of all, I don't know of ANY scheduler or recorder software for the Colossus that will let you put custom text inside the video. jagabo seems to have missed this.

The older version of ArcSoft ShowBiz that came with Colossus allowed you to set the bit rate to whatever you liked. The newer version does not. File size depends on bit rate so whatever you use, you can control the size via the bit rate setting if the software lets you set that. It is possible with WinTV to set a specific recording time, but I dislike using WinTV in general because the interface is not easy to work with.


If audio is not being recorded then this is because your connection is not good (look for a loose cable) or you selected the wrong audio input and that's why you're getting nothing.

[jagabo]

The latest software for the Hauppauge HD PVR 2 Gaming Edition allows you to insert a logo into your recordings. With that feature you could add text (ie, a picture of text). I don't know what limitations it has on size, position, etc. I also don't know if it works with the Colossus.

By the way, you can change the file size (bitrate) used by WinTV with some Registry hacks.

[jman98]

If the Colossus has such a text feature, it was either recently added or it's in a place that makes it hard to find. I've definitely never seen anything like this with mine.

There seem to be some differences between the Colossus and the HD PVR 2 series devices and I'm not sure that if something works for one it will work for the other.

[usually_quiet]

There is information about the Haupauge Personal Logo Inserter here: http://www.hauppauge.com/site/support/support_hdpvr2.html

It doesn't seem to be software that Hauppauge allows customers to download separately from the HD-PVR 2 installation CD.

[jagabo]

How to overlay a logo/text onto an HDMI stream:
http://hackaday.com/2012/01/21/overlaying-video-on-encrypted-hdmi-connections/
http://videologics.com/proteus-ii/

[luigi41]

Im really sorry to replay really late and bother you guys.But i still couldn't find any software that worked with colossus.Which ever was the simplest i found turned out to not be working with colossus or even if i select xsplit from the video sourcen and have selected colossus in xsplit (made my changes there).Can someone please help me out here

[luigi41]

What im connecting is an some sort of iptv box,which has channels from my country.And has not hdcp and works well with hdmi.But cannot record the shows with small filesize and have some sort of text on it!