On 20/05/2018 09:56, Mark Carroll wrote:
On 20 May 2018, Alan Milewczyk wrote:
On 19/05/2018 22:27, Mark Carroll wrote:
On 17 May 2018, Budge wrote:
I have tried to follow this thread as I have just found my download of
The Bridge file size and resolution are less than before. Upgraded to
3.14.0 and forced a new download and file size is more than twice the
first. I really would like to get back to 1 hour > approx 1GB and the
advice from iz looks right to me.
For what it's worth, I got sizes back down to what I expected by bumping
from my previous --modes=better down to --modes=good.
I think you've missed the point of the thread. People have been
bemoaning the loss of 1280 x720 25fps and the fact that if you want that
resolution you have to download the 50fps option which doubles the file
size and download time. Your mode produces a lower (SD rather than HD)
result.
Yes -- hence the "for what it's worth" -- people searching the archives
and being attracted by the "I really would like to get back to 1 hour >
approx 1GB" size issue may be as insensitive to the fine details as I am
and can take a similarly easy course as I, so I figure it will still be
worth something to some. Still, thank you for the useful clarification!
(The only time I care about the difference is when the download takes
ages over my semi-rural ADSL or my budget hardware can barely display
fast enough. I do notice the difference with HD but don't especially
need to see every wrinkle on politicians' faces.)
I agree with the point you make, but I repeat, previous posters in the
thread were saying they wanted HD not SD, hence my post.
I'm actually in that group, the previous 25fps setup leading to
1gig/hour of programming suited me but I recognise the goalposts have
now moved. I'm in the fortunate position of living in Manchester and
having a 200 Mbps service from Virgin, so download times aren't really
an issue for me. I tend to download the previous day's programmes
overnight and depending on the CDN I can often get around 150-170 Mbps.
Hard drive space is more of an issue for me. Given where we are, I have
split my downloads into HD and SD (agreeing with the point you make re
resolution of politicians' faces).
Even there, although 50fps is great for certain programmes, it's an
overkill for others and I really would like the old 25fps HD option - to
be honest I would prefer that as my default. Hence I'm keeping an eye on
the discussion here as to the best way of reducing downloaded content
from 50 down to 25fps.
Regards
Alan
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