File size reduction
Posted: 26 May 2009 13:20
Hi,
I'm using vlc as a pvr to stream video to a file. Using the default settings a two-hour recording results in a 5.3 Gb file.
So, I have two questions:
1. What parameter do I change to reduce the file size during recording to, say, 1.5 Gb per hour?
2. Is there a method to reduce the file size after recording (not just compression) such that I could fit a 5.3 Gb, 2 hour recording onto a dvd?
Thanks in advance.
Just for the record the settings are currently:
cvlc pvr:// :pvr-device="/dev/video0" :pvr-radio-device="/dev/radio0" :pvr-norm=0 :pvr-frequency=855250 :pvr-bitrate=-1 :pvr-caching=300 :pvr-width=-1 :pvr-height=-1 :pvr-framerate=-1 :pvr-keyint=-1 :pvr-bframes=-1 :pvr-bitrate-peak=-1 :pvr-bitrate-mode=0 :pvr-audio-bitmask=-1 :pvr-audio-volume=-1 :pvr-channel=0 --sout file/ps:///home/xxx/vlcmovie-%d-%m-%Y-%H:%M.mpg
I'm using vlc as a pvr to stream video to a file. Using the default settings a two-hour recording results in a 5.3 Gb file.
So, I have two questions:
1. What parameter do I change to reduce the file size during recording to, say, 1.5 Gb per hour?
2. Is there a method to reduce the file size after recording (not just compression) such that I could fit a 5.3 Gb, 2 hour recording onto a dvd?
Thanks in advance.
Just for the record the settings are currently:
cvlc pvr:// :pvr-device="/dev/video0" :pvr-radio-device="/dev/radio0" :pvr-norm=0 :pvr-frequency=855250 :pvr-bitrate=-1 :pvr-caching=300 :pvr-width=-1 :pvr-height=-1 :pvr-framerate=-1 :pvr-keyint=-1 :pvr-bframes=-1 :pvr-bitrate-peak=-1 :pvr-bitrate-mode=0 :pvr-audio-bitmask=-1 :pvr-audio-volume=-1 :pvr-channel=0 --sout file/ps:///home/xxx/vlcmovie-%d-%m-%Y-%H:%M.mpg