> -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > Från: vdr-boun...@linuxtv.org [mailto:vdr-boun...@linuxtv.org] För > jori.hamalai...@teliasonera.com > Skickat: den 12 januari 2009 09:52 > Till: vdr@linuxtv.org > Ämne: Re: [vdr] Choice of recording format > > > TS is what's broadcast, so every device that's able to play DVB > broadcasts > > > must be able to play TS. Therefore recording the TS "as is" (of course > only > > the PIDs belonging to one programme) makes the most sense. > > I am hoping that recording takes all PIDs belonging to a program, > including > all private streams for all subtitles. And even without any plugin to > request > them. Later when you process the file with some other software, then > subtitles > or other sound tracks might be needed. Or they can be discarded on TS > editors > later. But you cannot generate them if you don't have them. > > I think removing 'not plugin requested PIDs' saves very little space on > disk. > And proportionally even less for HD recordings. > > For a hour HD programme ( > HD H.264: ~5.5GB (@ 12Mbps) > AC3: ~170MB (@ 384kbps) > MPEG2 audio: ~100MB (@ 224kbps) > DVB subtitles: 50MB (just a guess 50kb per subtitle image * 1000 subtitles > per show) > TXT subtitles: 0.5MB (just a guess 0.5kB * 1000 subtitles per show) > > So I suggest on TS-format (at least make it setup-menu configurable): > - record all audio tracks > - record all dvb subtitles tracks > - record all txt subtitles tracks (might be handy on MKV & SRT-conversion) > - I know Klaus' intention to convert TXT -> DVB subtitles just to store > one > format on file at recording time? But I don't like that because it is > not > recording the original stream. > > - Jori
Thanks Jori, I fully agree. Hope Klaus does too.... /Magnus H _______________________________________________ vdr mailing list vdr@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/vdr
