[MEncoder-users] HD-PVR video conversion

[belcampo]

Andrew Berg wrote:
> belcampo wrote:
>> Doesn't crash on your file.
> Could be a problem with MEncoder then. I will try an AviSynth script
> with DirectShowSource and see what happens.
>>  What I seem to see is that the source 
>> although 'advertised' as 1080i HD, which it is, looks like upconverted 
>> lower resolution. See the lack of detail in the picture in the attached 
>> screenshot.
>>
>> There are very high amounts of bits needed because of all the artifacts.
>>   
>> Transcoding this file with -qmin 22 -qmax 24 needs more then twice the 
>> amount of bits compared to a realy clean and very detailed HDPVR source.
> I don't think it's upconverted. There is a noticeable difference between
> this show, which is broadcast in 1080i and Smackdown (another WWE show),
> which is broadcast in 720p (all WWE shows are recorded in 1080i). It
> didn't take me long to realize that pro wrestling shows (especially with
> lots of pyro and lighting effects) need a lot of bits, and WWE shows
> almost never get enough when broadcast, which means softness and
> artifacts. It's particularly noticeable during wrestler entrances (some
> are so bad, the wrestler's face is blurred out). It's also obvious in
> their DVDs - they use the maximum bitrate and still many look bad (and
> I've haven't seen /any/ without obvious artifacting).
Maybe they should take a course on camerawork and other things at the 
BBC :-)
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