Hauppauge PVR Gamer 2 Settings

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Hi guys,

So I got a new PC with decent spec and I was wondering if any of you used the Gamer 2 PVR. If so what settings do you use for best quality uploads to You Tube?

I have the latest software installed from their website and have tried various settings but once uploaded to You Tube they still look poor. These are the videos I have uploaded:

1080P: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRzekghOH4I

720P: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrHT0A_W1jA

Set bit rate to high as possible at 14mbps.

When I view then on my tv (47" 1080P) or my other tv (32" 1080P) they are very blocky until reduced from full screen.

The original files do look a lot better on my PC and have been produced at 30fps.

Any help would be really appreciated guys.

evo
 
There really are a lot of options here from bitrate to what encoder you will use. Not being specifically familiar with your hardware or what encoders you are using, I will be of little help. There is always trial and error. Generally it's a fine line between quality and file size. I would practice with small video clips, like 15 sec. clips until you find a setting that produces the quality you are looking for without taking Terabytes of storage to house it.

I would also take some time and comb www.videohelp.com; it's a huge site with a large database of info on the subject.
 
Thanks I will have a look, I didnt know if I should be doing anything to the video after recording using more software or not.

Evo
 
So I had a look at the website and the information is far more in depth than my brain can process. I think I am getting as much as I can from the PVR but its when it is uploaded to Youtube that the problems begin. I have downloaded Lightworks and I am beginning to get to grips with that to add graphics over the video.

Once I have the recording from my PVR should i be using a program such as this to do anything before I upload to Youtube? From what I can tell I should be ok to upload as soon as my PVR completes the recording.

Forgive me, I have no experience with video capture, editing, processing etc and if anyone can just help me with the basics I would be very grateful. I would prefer not to go into too much depth and would like to keep it as simple as possible.

File size is not a problem as once each replay is uploaded I will delete the file from my PC. My internet is capable of uploading large files and I dont mind leaving it to complete overnight.

Evo
 
Im using PS3 with all resolutions selected, capturing at 14mbps constant (highest value).

In Hauppauge settings using hardware acceleration, full screen.

Advanced settings; not using video scaler, I have tried it to get 30fps.

Encoder set to high level 4.2

Latency low

Im using Hauppauge Capture, latest version downloaded from their website.

That is all the settings I can find, I think the older software gave more but wanted to ensure I had the latest s/w and drivers from Hauppauge.

The files when recorded do not look too bad, but certainly not perfect as expected through component. Am I asking for too much and will I have to settle for what I have?

Would using another recording software program help or processing after capture somehow?

Sorry for all the questions guys, just want to be able to produce the best videos I can for the team.

Evo
 

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