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ntl customer · 06-07-2004, 20:53

I'm getting rather peed off with Power VCR's splitting of recorded video into 600Mb segments. For large recordings which are over that, the file gets split into 2 parts and when you join them back, there are a few seconds missing which means that the recording suddenly jumps

Power VCR is a good programme for recording as you can schedule stuff to be recorded digitally (a la Sky+) to keep or watch later. I'm only using this because my VCR is knackered - the sound quality is really crap and in mono!

However the splitting into segments really drives me up the wall and causes my recorded output to become screwed up.

So, does anyone know how to switch this option off? Or can anyone suggest to me a suitable alternative that can record to MPEG1/2, do unattended schedule recording and also allow me to customise the encoding profile - e.g. how big I want the picture to be, what bitrate I want the audio/video at etc.

Thanks

06-07-2004, 20:53	#1
ntl customer Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Services: Weddings, christenings, barmitzvahs and funerals. Posts: 860	Switching off Power VCR's file splitting I'm getting rather peed off with Power VCR's splitting of recorded video into 600Mb segments. For large recordings which are over that, the file gets split into 2 parts and when you join them back, there are a few seconds missing which means that the recording suddenly jumps Power VCR is a good programme for recording as you can schedule stuff to be recorded digitally (a la Sky+) to keep or watch later. I'm only using this because my VCR is knackered - the sound quality is really crap and in mono! However the splitting into segments really drives me up the wall and causes my recorded output to become screwed up. So, does anyone know how to switch this option off? Or can anyone suggest to me a suitable alternative that can record to MPEG1/2, do unattended schedule recording and also allow me to customise the encoding profile - e.g. how big I want the picture to be, what bitrate I want the audio/video at etc. Thanks