I've got an AIW 9600XT that I've started using recently to record tv shows and movies with. I record in the max res I can which is MPEG2 (720x480 48khz/16bit, 8mbit) and a 30 min show averages about 1.5gb. I've tried out Dr. Divx as a compression tool and it can shrink that 1.5gb file to around 380mb, then I use VirtualDub to edit out the commercials. Once its compressed and edited its about 22min long and 300mb. But I keep comparing it to my Bittorrent downloads for say Naruto which is also 22min but 170mb, or a Stargate SG1 episode (recorded from SkyOne in Xvid) which is 42min and 350mb.
Can anyone point me in the right direction, do I need different tools or what? My AIW records everything as a .mpg, so I have to use Dr Divx to convert to an .avi so that VirtualDub can even open it to edit commercials. Plus every avi file I open in VirtualDub I get an error that there's a problem with the audio, and when it fixs it the audio is now out of sync. So then I have to export the audio to a .wav file and then add it back in to fix audio sync, cut commercials and save, then recombine.....argh. Oh and if anyone knows where to find a good audio codec package download please let me know, I think I'm missing some important ones. Sorry for the long drawn out post, I'm kinda frustrated atm.
Can anyone point me in the right direction, do I need different tools or what? My AIW records everything as a .mpg, so I have to use Dr Divx to convert to an .avi so that VirtualDub can even open it to edit commercials. Plus every avi file I open in VirtualDub I get an error that there's a problem with the audio, and when it fixs it the audio is now out of sync. So then I have to export the audio to a .wav file and then add it back in to fix audio sync, cut commercials and save, then recombine.....argh. Oh and if anyone knows where to find a good audio codec package download please let me know, I think I'm missing some important ones. Sorry for the long drawn out post, I'm kinda frustrated atm.