Hauppauge HD PVR 1212 Q And A

In this video, I am doing a Q&A for the most frequently asked questions I get about the HD PVR how it works, what software it uses. The amount of questions I receive on a daily basis is overwhelming, so to help me out. I ask that you just watch the video, and read through the comments. If you are willing to put in a little, you will gain a lot. Links to my other HD PVR tutorials: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMR9uv_vD0I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUUjvxYsJZA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TGw_FawwoQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRFDQr46jH4 Links mentioned in the video: EyeTV 3X http://www.elgato.com/elgato/na/mainmenu/products/software/EyeTV3/product3.en.html HD PVR Capture http://www.steventoth.net/blog/products/hdpvr-capture/ Hauppauge HD PVR FAQ http://www.hauppauge.com/site/support/support_hdpvr.html?tab=5 Hauppauge Store http://registration.hauppauge.com/webstore/hardware2.asp?product=hd_pvr DizzyDougTV Store http://astore.amazon.com/gamiandtech-20

Apple TV DVD And Video Rendering Work Flow Settings

In this video screencast tutorial I show what tools I use to encode my video files and DVD’s into Apple TV format compatible files that play on the Apple TV seamlessly.
The two apps that I use in this tutorial are Turbo.264 HD that comes with the hardware. MSRP is roughly $150, and it is Mac only. The second was HandBrake. It is FREE and available for both PC and Mac.

Elgato Turbo.264 HD DVD Encoding Time Tests

One of my favorite tasks to perform in terms of benchmarking systems is video encoding and DVD ripping.

Video encoding is one of those tasks that is very CPU intensive, and when you perform these tasks, you are also utilizing other components on your system. RAM, FSB etc.

Continuing to test my new MacBook Pro, I performed some DVD ripping tests.

For these tests, I used a non-comercial DVD that is 12:44 in length. It was encoded into an Apple TV compatible H.264 mp4.

The first set of tests were directly from the optical drive. Let’s begin..

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Elgato Turbo.264 HD Time Tests

Elgato Turbo.264 HD – One Week Later

Last week I purchased the Turbo.264 HD from a local retailer. To read about why I purchased it, and why I am so “geeked-up” about it, click here. For those of you who like to watch unboxings, click here.

While I was impressed with the Tubo.264 HD in my initial testing phase, I was a little disappointed with the results I was getting when exporting from iMovie 09. What I discovered, and subsequently found others reporting a similar issue, was video that was exported from iMovie 09 looked very interlaced. See Images below.

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