HD PVR application and Windows driver Windows driver for HD PVR This version is for Windows 8, 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP. It is also for HD PVR users with third party Mac or Linux applications. Please note: this loads firmware onto HD PVR (it must be run on a Windows PC). The third party Linux or Mac application is still needed.
To install: Download and unzip the file and run 'hcwdriverinstall.exe'. When the Windows driver has been installed, you will see a message Drivers have been successfully installed Release Notes, version 1.7.1:. Fixes the TS to MP4 converter problem on Linux/Mac. Fixes Sony Vegas Load, Play and 2x FPS problem for progressive video. Fixes intermittent PCR bad value. Fixes installation issues on Windows XP File name:hdpvr1.7.1.30059.zip Date: March 25, 2012 File size: 4 MB This driver now supports Windows 7 Media Center.
Your HD PVR can now be used in Windows Media Center as a TV recorder for cable TV and satellite set top boxes. Note: the installation for Windows 7 Media Center requires two parts: this driver plus the updates described under the 'For Windows Media Center' tab above. First install this driver, then click on the 'For Windows Media Center' tab above for instructions. Notes: This is a Windows driver only for Windows 8, 7 and Vista (32 and 64-bit versions) plus Windows XP (32-bit only). For the Arcsoft Total Media Extreme application for HD PVR, you need your original CD. Updates to the TME application are available through Arcsoft Connect which can be found in Total Media Extreme (see below 'Latest HD PVR application').
This driver fixes A/V sync issues with some Dish Network and FIOS set top boxes. This release also fixes IR receive issues with third party applications.
In addition, this release includes changes to fix flash memory corruption problems. This driver fixes a problem with loss of video sync (which shows up as a 'glitch' in the video) when the video source switches from NTSC to PAL or from HD to SD while recording.
This problem only occurs when recording from a cable TV or satellite set top box, when the broadcaster changes video formats in the middle of a broadcast. This problem does not affect recordings made from an XBox360 or Playstation3. This driver also fixes video flicker problem on European Sony Playstation3 and also addresses reliability problems returning from Sleep mode. This version includes a record format which can be immediately played back on a Sony Playstation3. This is the.M2TS format. Older HD PVR driver, which might work better with Sony Vegas Latest HD PVR application HD PVR CD version 3.0A: Includes Arcsoft TME version 2 and HD PVR driver version 1.7 Here are some of the latest features and additions to the TME application:.
Windows signed driver for Windows 7. Added 'full screen' mode to the capture modules. Added hardware acceleration support to the capture modules for all Windows platforms. Added 5.1 audio playback support to the capture modules. Added a checkbox to enable/disable HW acceleration to the capture modules. It's located by the 'Show Preview' checkbox.
Added 5.1 audio playback support to the Theater application. Added AHCI support. HD PVR encodes in real time directly to the hard disk in an H.264 format with AAC or AC-3 audio. There are three formats which you can choose when recording a video:.TS which is a generic 'transport stream' compatible with many digital media players.M2TS which is compatible with the Sony Playstation3.MP4 which is compatible with the XBox360 All recording file types can be used to burn AVCHD Blu-ray compatible disc recordings. The HD PVR files can also be burned onto a standard DVD+R or DVD+RW disk for playback in a Blu-ray disk player using the included Arcsoft TME Disk Create application. The included TME Media Converter program may also be used to convert the.TS file to other formats compatible for playback on an iPhone and Ipod. Note: Some older models of Blu-ray DVD players cannot play AVCHD files on either DVD-R or DVD+R discs.
Check your owner's manual to see if your Blu-ray player is compatible. If it is not, check with the manufacturer to see if a firmware update is available. There are two ways of bringing audio into HD PVR: through the stereo audio jacks or through the optical audio connector. When bringing audio in through the stereo jacks, audio is recorded as AAC. When bringing audio in through the SPDIF optical audio jack, the audio is recorded in the format which is received.
If the source provides AC-3 audio, the audio track is AC-3. If the source provides AAC audio, AAC audio is recorded. There is no conversion of the audio format.
DTS audio is currently not supported. Currently, the Arcsoft TME application will only support editing from the beginning or the end of a clip to preserve 5.1 audio. Any editing or cuts made in the middle segments of a clip will result in the audio being transcoded back to 2.0 AC3 -5.1 audio is preserved if you are creating an AVCHD DVD. If you are creating a standard DVD the audio will be transcoded to 2 channel. Creating MP4 files will also result in 2 channel audio.
Directly open cloud document from word for mac. In order for the audio pass through to operate correctly you need to configure the settings in the Total Media Extreme application. To do this follow the installation guide to install the HD PVR drivers and the Arc Soft Total Media Extreme software. When finished power on the HD PVR and open the Total Media Extreme software and click on the 'record video' Icon, this will open the Capture module. Choose the audio input from the drop down menu ( RCA, SPDIF), once configured the HD PVR will retain these settings. Note: the HD PVR must be powered on for the pass through to operate.
Video sites such as YouTube may require a certain format such as MPEG,.AVI, MPEG4, so be sure to convert the file to the appropriate format in such cases. If you are editing the file using the Total Media Extreme applications built in editor, this allows you to create a project file that can be burned to a blu ray compatible DVD. Once on DVD, you would then need to rip the DVD back to hard disk and use a third party editor to convert it to the proper format for sites such as YouTube. (or simply use a 3rd party editor to edit the original file). If you are a developer, you can bring H.264 encoded video in from either Colossus or HD PVR into VLC so it can be streamed out from your PC. Microsoft provides a sample network transmit/receive filter set in their DirectX SDK. Here is the way this works: The HDPVR encoder filter produces transport packets.
If you (the developer) create a small 'network push' filter that can receive the transport packets in the directshow graph, then forward them to a udp network address and port (for example udp://192.168.1.1:1234), then VLC is capable of receiving and rendering them. Start VLC from the command line with: vlc udp://192.168.1.1:1234. HD PVR support for Windows Media Center (beta version) The HD PVR support for Windows Media Center allows you to use the HD PVR to watch, pause and record high definition TV under Windows 7 Media Center from a cable TV or satellite set top box. It operates in a similar way as other Hauppauge TV tuners for Windows Media Center, but the HD PVR records in high definition using H.264 encoding. Note: the Media Center support for HD PVR is for Windows 7 only.
Release and installation notes Installation package Size: 6.6 MB Date: Oct. 4, 2011 IR blaster setup Make sure 'Use internal blaster' is selected. Recording high definition video from an Xbox 360 Note: Before connecting your Xbox 360 to the HD PVR or Colossus, connect it to your HD TV set to make the settings. By default, the Xbox 360 will be set to 1080p and HD PVR and Colossus will not work with this resolution. You will need to change your Xbox 360 to 480p, 720p, or 1080i. Connection diagram Click for larger image Watch this YouTube video for Xbox setup instructions, or look below for screen shots Step by step instructions for the Xbox 360 First, turn on your Xbox 360 and navigate to the main menu.
Navigate to the last menu on the right and go into System Settings. Go into Console Settings Go into Display. Go into the HDTV Settings. Now select the resolution you want. The HD PVR will only work with 480p, 720p, and 1080i.
If your system is currently set to 1080p. Change it to 1080i. When you select the new resolution, you will be asked if you want to keep the new settings.
Please select Yes, keep these settings. You are now done. Please turn off on your Xbox 360 and connect it back to your HD PVR or Colossus using component cables. Recording high definition video from a Playstation3 Note: Before connecting your PS3 to the HD PVR or Colossus, connect it to your HD TV set to make the changes to the PS3 video modes settings. By default, the PS3 will be set to 1080p and HD PVR and Colossus will not work with this resolution.
You will need to change your PS3 360 to 480p, 720p, or 1080i. Connection diagram Click for larger image Watch this YouTube video for setup instructions, or look below for screen shots Step by step instructions Before connecting your PS3 to the HD-PV or Colossus R, you must set the proper PS3 video output. These are instructions on how to do this.
First, navigate to the Settings column on the PS3 main screen. Scroll down to Display Settings Select Video Output Settings. Note: You should have your component cables attached to your TV. If not, please take a moment to attach the component cables to the TV.
Select Component/D-terminal. You will then be given a confirmation and after proceeding, you need to change your TV to the component video. Next you will receive a screen were you will select the desired input resolution. HDPVR and Colossus can accept up to 1080i so select 1080i. You can also select 480p and 720p.
After selecting 1080i, hit X Enter to go to the next step. Confirm that you have selected 1080i by clicking X Enter. Next you will be prompted to set up the Audio Output Settings and then click X Enter. Here you will select either audio input connector or optical digital (cable sold separately). Chose the way audio will be connected to the HD PVR/Colossus. You will be shown the audio settings. Click X Enter to continue.
If you select Audio input connector you will be prompted to finalize the setup. If you have selected optical you must select the compatible formats either PCM 2ch or Dolby 5.1. After you confirm your audio settings, you may now power down the PS3 and connect it to your HD PVR / Colossus. When you open the Arcsoft capture module, select YPrPb for you video input and either RCA back (if you selected audio input connector) or S/PDIF (if you chose digital optical) for your input audio. Then capture some high definition video! HD PVR Gaming Edition and uploading videos to YouTube To change the upload resolution for Youtube, click the Option button in Showbiz (upper right hand corner) and select Preferences in the dropdown menu.
In the Preferences window click on the tab that reads Others. At the bottom of this tab will be the upload resolution to default to when uploading clips (by default set to 240p).
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Troubleshooting the HD PVR Note: There appear to be a number of HD PVR users who are extending their USB cables because their computer is located a distance from HD PVR. This can potentially cause problems such as 'no device detected' or a black screen in TME Capture or bad video recordings. If you are using a long USB cable and are having problems, do an experiment and see if you problem goes away by connecting HD PVR to your PC with the USB cable supplied with HD PVR. Inputs and outputs and how they are configured The HDPVR was designed to pass through any input to the component output of the device. So whichever input you choose (composite, svideo or component) will be routed to the component out.
NOTE: if you are using composite or S-Video input, the Component video output will be standard definition even though you are using component cables. Here are some troubleshooting tips:. The HD PVR needs to be powered on for pass thru to work. After a new installation, composite or S-Video input will be set as the input in TME. (the default was changed to component video in HD PVR driver version 1.6.29207 or higher). In order to set HD PVR to the input you want, you must connect the USB cable to your PC (the HD PVR Windows driver must be loaded) and run the TME Capture module.
Choose your input. After you set the input and you power off the HDPVR, the input you selected will stay until you change it. SPDIF is digital audio which will support up to 5.1 and also has a pass through. Black screen in TME Capture. First, check that HD PVR is detected by the ArcSoft TME Capture Module. You should see Hauppauge HD PVR listed under Source. Next, check input make sure the video source setting is correct for your cabling.
Do you see a valid resolution and bit rate for source? Try changing the resolution of the source. Remember 1080p is not supported. If using SPDIF as the audio input, there will be no video (black screen) if there is no input from the SPDIF cable (Note: analog audio will not cause loss of video if audio is not present.). If you have a Resolution and Bit rate shown, check “enable preview” setting. Try to capture. If capture is successful the problem could be a video rendering problem ( video card drivers, hardware acceleration) If capture fails, there is something wrong with the video or audio input.
Black screen in TME Capture with Video Game Systems. Most problems here are basic cabling and settings in game consoles.
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For correct cabling instruction, please refer to:. Also, if you choose the wrong video source in Arcosft TMW, you will get a black screen. For example, if you connect Component video but Arcsoft Capture is set for S-Video, you will get a black screen.
PS3 or Xbox 360: do you have the correct A/V cables? The PS3 and Xbox 360 do not include the A/V Component cables. These need to be purchased separately. Check and make sure the Red, Green and Blue cables are connected from the game console to the A/V Input on HD PVR.
As a test to make sure the cables are correct and are working, connect the game console directly to the HD TV set with the same video game component cables. If you see your game on the HD TV set, then the cables are o.k.
Check that no HDMI cable is connected to the game console. On the Xbox 360, if the HDMI cable is plugged in, the Xbox turns off the Component video. Once they see the video on their HDTV through the component input verify that 1080p is not selected. Once you confirm this works move the video game component cables back into the HD-PVR component inputs. Now recheck the video and audio source inputs in TME. A lot of times we find people who have changed the settings in TME. It might be in composite or svideo, maybe SPDIF audio instead of RCA Back.
Pass through problems Pass through problems, such as a black screen on your TV set (even though you can record videos), are usually basic cabling and settings in TME. Check your cables! The best way to proceed is:. disconnect the game console from whatever it is connected to.
All cables (component, audio, HDMI). then start by only connecting the game console to the HDPVR using any cable set.
Run TMe and make sure you can see video on your PC screen. Once you know HD PVR can preview video and capture, connect the pass through to your HD TV set If all input and pass through connections are correct and pass through is still not working, check your HD TV for correct input source. If input is correct, try changing input resolution of source to HDPVR.
Video/ Audio Stutter If you have stutter in your preview window, check that system specs meet the minimum required. Preview good but stutters in playback on your PC screen: this normally means your PC or graphics card is too slow. Check the video card specs.
Random lockups. Try a different source. Try a different USB port. Don't use extra long USB cables. If you are using a hub, remove it. Remove other USB devices if they could hog bandwidth (such as a USB camera).
This version is for Windows 10, 8, 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP. It is also for HD PVR users with third party Mac or Linux applications. Please note: this loads firmware onto HD PVR (it must be run on a Windows PC). The third party Linux or Mac application is still needed. To install: Download and run to install.
When the Windows driver has been installed, you will see a message Drivers have been successfully installed Release Notes, version 1.7.1:. Fixes the TS to MP4 converter problem on Linux/Mac.
Fixes Sony Vegas Load, Play and 2x FPS problem for progressive video. Fixes intermittent PCR bad value. Fixes installation issues on Windows XP File name:hdpvr1.7.1.30059.zip Date: March 25, 2012 File size: 4 MB This driver now supports Windows 7 Media Center. Your HD PVR can now be used in Windows Media Center as a TV recorder for cable TV and satellite set top boxes. Note: the installation for Windows 7 Media Center requires two parts: this driver plus the updates described under the 'For Windows Media Center' tab above. First install this driver, then click on the 'For Windows Media Center' tab above for instructions. Notes: This is a Windows driver only for Windows 10, 8, 7 and Vista (32 and 64-bit versions) plus Windows XP (32-bit only).
For Hauppauge Capture for the HD PVR model 1212, please see the. For the Arcsoft Total Media Extreme application for HD PVR, you need your original CD. Updates to the TME application are available through Arcsoft Connect which can be found in Total Media Extreme. This driver fixes A/V sync issues with some Dish Network and FIOS set top boxes. This release also fixes IR receive issues with third party applications. In addition, this release includes changes to fix flash memory corruption problems. This driver fixes a problem with loss of video sync (which shows up as a 'glitch' in the video) when the video source switches from NTSC to PAL or from HD to SD while recording.
This problem only occurs when recording from a cable TV or satellite set top box, when the broadcaster changes video formats in the middle of a broadcast. This problem does not affect recordings made from an XBox360 or Playstation3. This driver also fixes video flicker problem on European Sony Playstation3 and also addresses reliability problems returning from Sleep mode. This version includes a record format which can be immediately played back on a Sony Playstation3. This is the.M2TS format.
Older HD PVR driver, which might work better with Sony Vegas. HD PVR encodes in real time directly to the hard disk in an H.264 format. There are three formats which you can choose when recording a video:.TS which is a generic 'transport stream' compatible with many digital media players.M2TS which is compatible with the Sony Playstation3.MP4 which is compatible with the XBox360 All recording file types can be used to burn AVCHD Blu-ray compatible disc recordings.
The HD PVR files can also be burned onto a standard DVD+R or DVD+RW disk for playback in a Blu-ray disk player using the included Arcsoft TME Disk Create application. Note: Some older models of Blu-ray DVD players cannot play AVCHD files on either DVD-R or DVD+R discs.
Check your owner's manual to see if your Blu-ray player is compatible. If it is not, check with the manufacturer to see if a firmware update is available What type of audio encoding is made with the HD PVR? There are two ways of bringing audio into HD PVR: through the stereo audio jacks or through the optical audio connector. When bringing audio in through the SPDIF optical audio jack, the audio is recorded in the format which is received.
If the source provides AC-3 audio, the audio track is AC-3. There is no conversion of the audio format. DTS audio is currently not supported. Currently, the Arcsoft TME application will only support editing from the beginning or the end of a clip to preserve AC-3 5.1 channel audio. Any editing or cuts made in the middle segments of a clip will result in the audio being transcoded back to 2 channel audio. AC-3 5.1 channel audio is preserved if you are creating an AVCHD DVD.
If you are creating a standard DVD the audio will be transcoded to 2 channel. Creating MP4 files will also result in 2 channel audio. Can I output files I've recorded with my HD PVR or other content from my PC back to an external TV monitor through the component video outputs on the HD PVR? In order for the audio pass through to operate correctly you need to configure the settings in the Total Media Extreme application.
To do this follow the installation guide to install the HD PVR drivers and the Arc Soft Total Media Extreme software. When finished power on the HD PVR and open the Total Media Extreme software and click on the 'record video' Icon, this will open the Capture module.
Choose the audio input from the drop down menu ( RCA, SPDIF), once configured the HD PVR will retain these settings. Note: the HD PVR must be powered on for the pass through to operate. Does the captured transport stream contain closed caption data?
Video sites such as YouTube may require a certain format such as MPEG,.AVI, MPEG4, so be sure to convert the file to the appropriate format in such cases. If you are editing the file using the Total Media Extreme applications built in editor, this allows you to create a project file that can be burned to a blu ray compatible DVD. Once on DVD, you would then need to rip the DVD back to hard disk and use a third party editor to convert it to the proper format for sites such as YouTube. (or simply use a 3rd party editor to edit the original file). What are the power supply specifications for the power adapter that is included with the HD PVR? If you are a developer, you can bring H.264 encoded video in from either Colossus or HD PVR into VLC so it can be streamed out from your PC.
Microsoft provides a sample network transmit/receive filter set in their DirectX SDK. Here is the way this works: The HDPVR encoder filter produces transport packets.
If you (the developer) create a small 'network push' filter that can receive the transport packets in the directshow graph, then forward them to a udp network address and port (for example udp://192.168.1.1:1234), then VLC is capable of receiving and rendering them. Start VLC from the command line with: vlc udp://192.168.1.1:1234 Files crash when I attempt to edit using Sony Vegas. Recording high definition video from an Xbox 360 Note: Before connecting your Xbox 360 to the HD PVR or Colossus, connect it to your HD TV set to make the settings. By default, the Xbox 360 will be set to 1080p and HD PVR and Colossus will not work with this resolution. You will need to change your Xbox 360 to 480p, 720p, or 1080i. Connection diagram Click for larger image Watch this YouTube video for Xbox setup instructions, or look below for screen shots HAUPPAUGE HDPVR TUTORIAL - SONY VEGAS SETTINGS Step by step instructions for the Xbox 360 First, turn on your Xbox 360 and navigate to the main menu. Navigate to the last menu on the right and go into System Settings.
Go into Console Settings Go into Display. Go into the HDTV Settings. Now select the resolution you want. The HD PVR will only work with 480p, 720p, and 1080i. If your system is currently set to 1080p. Change it to 1080i. When you select the new resolution, you will be asked if you want to keep the new settings.
Please select Yes, keep these settings. You are now done. Please turn off on your Xbox 360 and connect it back to your HD PVR or Colossus using component cables. Recording high definition video from a Playstation3 Note: Before connecting your PS3 to the HD PVR or Colossus, connect it to your HD TV set to make the changes to the PS3 video modes settings. By default, the PS3 will be set to 1080p and HD PVR and Colossus will not work with this resolution.
You will need to change your PS3 360 to 480p, 720p, or 1080i. Connection diagram Click for larger image Watch this YouTube video for setup instructions, or look below for screen shots HAUPPAUGE HDPVR TUTORIAL - SONY VEGAS SETTINGS Step by step instructions Before connecting your PS3 to the HD-PV or Colossus R, you must set the proper PS3 video output. These are instructions on how to do this. First, navigate to the Settings column on the PS3 main screen. Scroll down to Display Settings Select Video Output Settings. Note: You should have your component cables attached to your TV. If not, please take a moment to attach the component cables to the TV.
Select Component/D-terminal. You will then be given a confirmation and after proceeding, you need to change your TV to the component video. Next you will receive a screen were you will select the desired input resolution. HDPVR and Colossus can accept up to 1080i so select 1080i. You can also select 480p and 720p.
After selecting 1080i, hit X Enter to go to the next step. Confirm that you have selected 1080i by clicking X Enter. Next you will be prompted to set up the Audio Output Settings and then click X Enter. Here you will select either audio input connector or optical digital (cable sold separately).
Chose the way audio will be connected to the HD PVR/Colossus. You will be shown the audio settings. Click X Enter to continue. If you select Audio input connector you will be prompted to finalize the setup.
If you have selected optical you must select the compatible formats either PCM 2ch or Dolby 5.1. After you confirm your audio settings, you may now power down the PS3 and connect it to your HD PVR / Colossus. When you open the Arcsoft capture module, select YPrPb for you video input and either RCA back (if you selected audio input connector) or S/PDIF (if you chose digital optical) for your input audio. Then capture some high definition video! HD PVR Gaming Edition and uploading videos to YouTube To change the upload resolution for Youtube, click the Option button in Showbiz (upper right hand corner) and select Preferences in the dropdown menu. In the Preferences window click on the tab that reads Others.
At the bottom of this tab will be the upload resolution to default to when uploading clips (by default set to 240p). Troubleshooting the HD PVR Note: There appear to be a number of HD PVR users who are extending their USB cables because their computer is located a distance from HD PVR. This can potentially cause problems such as 'no device detected' or a black screen in TME Capture or bad video recordings. If you are using a long USB cable and are having problems, do an experiment and see if you problem goes away by connecting HD PVR to your PC with the USB cable supplied with HD PVR. Inputs and outputs and how they are configured The HDPVR was designed to pass through any input to the component output of the device. So whichever input you choose (composite, svideo or component) will be routed to the component out.
NOTE: if you are using composite or S-Video input, the Component video output will be standard definition even though you are using component cables. Here are some troubleshooting tips:. The HD PVR needs to be powered on for pass thru to work. After a new installation, composite or S-Video input will be set as the input in TME. (the default was changed to component video in HD PVR driver version 1.6.29207 or higher). In order to set HD PVR to the input you want, you must connect the USB cable to your PC (the HD PVR Windows driver must be loaded) and run the TME Capture module.
Choose your input. After you set the input and you power off the HDPVR, the input you selected will stay until you change it. SPDIF is digital audio which will support up to 5.1 and also has a pass through.
Black screen in TME Capture. First, check that HD PVR is detected by the ArcSoft TME Capture Module. You should see Hauppauge HD PVR listed under Source. Next, check input make sure the video source setting is correct for your cabling. Do you see a valid resolution and bit rate for source? Try changing the resolution of the source.
Remember 1080p is not supported. If using SPDIF as the audio input, there will be no video (black screen) if there is no input from the SPDIF cable (Note: analog audio will not cause loss of video if audio is not present.). If you have a Resolution and Bit rate shown, check “enable preview” setting. Try to capture.
If capture is successful the problem could be a video rendering problem ( video card drivers, hardware acceleration) If capture fails, there is something wrong with the video or audio input. Black screen in TME Capture with Video Game Systems. Most problems here are basic cabling and settings in game consoles. For correct cabling instruction, please refer to:. Also, if you choose the wrong video source in Arcosft TMW, you will get a black screen. For example, if you connect Component video but Arcsoft Capture is set for S-Video, you will get a black screen.
PS3 or Xbox 360: do you have the correct A/V cables? The PS3 and Xbox 360 do not include the A/V Component cables. These need to be purchased separately. Check and make sure the Red, Green and Blue cables are connected from the game console to the A/V Input on HD PVR.
As a test to make sure the cables are correct and are working, connect the game console directly to the HD TV set with the same video game component cables. If you see your game on the HD TV set, then the cables are o.k. Check that no HDMI cable is connected to the game console. On the Xbox 360, if the HDMI cable is plugged in, the Xbox turns off the Component video. Once they see the video on their HDTV through the component input verify that 1080p is not selected.
Once you confirm this works move the video game component cables back into the HD-PVR component inputs. Now recheck the video and audio source inputs in TME. A lot of times we find people who have changed the settings in TME. It might be in composite or svideo, maybe SPDIF audio instead of RCA Back. Pass through problems Pass through problems, such as a black screen on your TV set (even though you can record videos), are usually basic cabling and settings in TME.
Check your cables! The best way to proceed is:. disconnect the game console from whatever it is connected to. All cables (component, audio, HDMI).
then start by only connecting the game console to the HDPVR using any cable set. Run TMe and make sure you can see video on your PC screen. Once you know HD PVR can preview video and capture, connect the pass through to your HD TV set If all input and pass through connections are correct and pass through is still not working, check your HD TV for correct input source. If input is correct, try changing input resolution of source to HDPVR.
Video/ Audio Stutter If you have stutter in your preview window, check that system specs meet the minimum required. Preview good but stutters in playback on your PC screen: this normally means your PC or graphics card is too slow. Check the video card specs. Random lockups.
Try a different source. Try a different USB port. Don't use extra long USB cables. If you are using a hub, remove it. Remove other USB devices if they could hog bandwidth (such as a USB camera).
A lot of my cuts have pixelation or some weird kind of corruption. T I dont' know if you resolved your issues, but.this technique might help you in your cuts. If you demux the stream, either to raw or a new.ts source, then feed that into your favorite cutter, that might help give you better (cleaner) cuts, i think. At least this is what I used to do with troubled sources, when I had them. Sometimes, the writer program does a flaky job creating the container and refreshing it into a new one does the fix.
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Its an extra step, but might be worth it if it does fix your flaky sources. Course, if the issue is still not resolveable, then its more than likely that the source (siginal) was glitchy during that time/spot in the clip and the area closest to the 'I' frame is not as easily recoverable. Unfortunately, this is the most troubles to deal with in HD, lack of signal strength or receiver not clever enough to decode sluggish signal sources. This is what we have to look forward to in HD. On the flip side, with analog, we have noise. You can't do anything with these TS files once you've removed the commercials. Anything you do knocks the audio out of sync.
I was able to crop and change the resolution with experimental and recode to 264/ac3 mkv to get a reasonably sized file instead of an 18GB file but yeah, it's out of sync but worse, when trying to demux and remux to try and fix the sync issues, suddenly my 2:50:44 file is 5:44 minutes long. This is the industries new copy protection since most people won't spend the hours and days that it takes to try and get a finished file. There is very little software that will handle this and most of them are worthless at producing a finished file.
There has to be timecodes for these ts files since they play fine in a ts container but the second you edit them and put them in a different container, nothing can read any kind of timecode. Seems like every single software that will handle these files either can't read them and gives errors trying to open them or they make up their own time codes. They change framerates on their own and downmix audio on their own. Either the video plays in slow motion or the audio framerate changes to 1200 fps. I should've just stuck with analog cable and the Hauppauge 1800 instead of wasting my money on digital cable and this HD-PVR. It's just not worth all the trouble.
Sorry for responding late on this, and you prob already know this or have resolved it all. When it comes to MPEG-2/H264, and cutting scenes out, you loose audio sync due to the issue with gop though h264 uses something different but the principals are simular-the pictures (slices/blocks) are spread out in parts across frames. The audio is somehow weaved in the frame via some timeing sync or something. If might be possible to reduce the latency of the sync issue by recording in shorter lengths, like 1/2 hr increments. I have similary problem when I capture from my satelite using an intermediate codec by matrox, when using their MPEG-2, 4:2:2 codec, which provides much smaller filesize then DV and at greater color depth vs dv 4:1:1 sampling, but the drawback to the matrox codec is 'lagging' which causes audio sync after 1/2 hr recording.
Hauppauge Hd Pvr
Sometimes it works without sych past 1 hr and sometimes not, so I stop recording after 1/2 hr when commercial, which ever comes first. So the only alternative is create a proxy ( scripting after you demux a/v, you bring each piece into avisynth and process) or pseudo-avi through other means (makeAVIS. can do this, demux a/v, open avi in and import the wav audio as well) then you will have proper sync'ed audio when you cut from the these pseudo avi's. I didn't see makeavis in the tools section, but it may be a part of a tool suite if memory serves me, but the suite escapes me.
Its more work and may not be your option but at least is available if you need it. As for me, i still capture analog video though my directv satelite is digital, i capture from my DVR receiver, but when its something I want to recapture, I record it to my DVR (it records 100 hrs) and re-capture again later. Your post doesn't state whether you know this or not, so I'm going to mention it.
Hauppauge makes it clear that they will be very happy to sell you a replacement install disc if you want to buy one from them. I think the cost is about $9-10. One of the problems with the HD PVR and Colossus is that the capture software does not fully support the chipset's capabilities. For most people that's probably not an issue, but it does make me wonder why they deliberately underutilize the chip.
For example, the chipset is capable of MPEG-2 recording and apparently audio formats other than AAC and AC3 (ONLY if you digitally capture an AC3 source) are also supported, but the capture software Hauppauge gives you can't do those. Alternatives are few and far between.
Might work, but if it does you may have to run it under Linux. Hauppauge apparently has no issues with outsiders writing other capture programs and drivers but there seems to be little interest.
Laptops are not ideal for capturing video for a variety of reasons. They will NEVER be great choices for this task. However, if you have to use a laptop you have at least found one of the better options for doing so. I suffered the same issue as you (in my case, would hang when i selected to change the capture device to any capture card) so i uninstalled tme since. There are three software suites i've been using since,.
All work fine except i still am unable to get a preview window while capturing. It will only capture.
Hauppauge Hd Pvr 2 Gaming Edition Software
Now, i am searching around for just a capture app for the hdpvr, not a suite, just a simple capture app, in hopes that it may provide me with a preview window during capturing. I'm also trying to code a dspack app to work with the hdpvr, so far i am unsucessfull. If i ever get that to work i will make a tiny utility to just preview/capture only, nothing fancy, and release it. Windows xp, of course.
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