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TV reCordIng & PlAybACk
The PCI Analog TV Tuner Card supports MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 formats. To record
while watching a TV program, click on the “Record” button (see Page 7). To stop
recording, click on “Record” again. Name the file or default save. The status panel
will show real-time recording information (and will shield some information).
Recording File Space Requirements
Space required for recording depends on the format selected, as shown in the
examples below.
Schedule Recording
You can also set the program to record in advance, specifying the channel to
record; the time of day and the day of the week to begin recording; and the
recording duration period. Click “Schedule Recording” (see Page 7) to display the
“Schedule” screen, which
features the following
options buttons.
New: lets you add a new
Schedule Recording
task.
Modify: lets you make
changes to the selected
task.
delete: lets you delete the
selected task.
oK: Activates the status of all the Schedule Recording tasks that have been
entered.
oPeRATIoN
Format
Resolution Video bit rate Audio bit rate Disk space
NTSC DVD
720 x 480 6
Mbps 224 Kbps
2.6 GB/hr
NTSC SVCD 480 x 480 2.42 Mbps 224 Kbps
1 GB/hr
NTSC VCD 320 x 240 1.15 Mbps 224 Kbps
600 MB/hr
PAL DVD
720 x 576 6
Mbps 224 Kbps
2.6 GB/hr
PAL SVCD
480 x 576 2.42 Mbps 224 Kbps
1 GB/hr
PAL VCD
352 x 288 1.15 Mbps 224 Kbps
600 MB/hr
AVI
352 x 288
224 Kbps
MPEG-4
352 x 288
224 Kbps
WMV
352 x 288 1.2 Mbps 224 Kbps
About 650 MB/hr
MP3
224 Kbps
WMA
224 Kbps
