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More => Old Versions => Media Center 12 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: fisherxc on November 22, 2008, 12:16:52 pm

Title: Inline Bitrate
Post by: fisherxc on November 22, 2008, 12:16:52 pm

I set the recorder to record line-in at 192kb but the recordings all come out 320.  I'm sure I'm doing this in the right dialog box - I get there thru the 'options' box on the recorder screen.  And I've double checked it thru the main options screen/sound recorder/encoding.  Is there a way to get the bitrate I want?

And once I'm posting, I should mention that the Auto Recording Volume test function always returns an error msg that device of range etc.  But the actual recording works fine altho you have to set the level by guesswork.  I saw the error documented in a post in 2005.  Is there a work-around?

Thanks for your help,

Stephen

Title: Re: Inline Bitrate
Post by: Matt on November 24, 2008, 04:42:43 pm

Welcome to Interact.

We haven't heard the bitrate issue reported before, but let us take a closer look and get back to you.

Thanks.

Title: Re: Inline Bitrate
Post by: fisherxc on November 24, 2008, 07:14:08 pm

Matt,

The file list in Windows Explorer displays 320 as bitrate, but since posting this I've done the math, and the file sizes are a bit small for 320.  It's possible that it's printing 320 to the file tag but compressing to 192.  Does that sound possible to you?

And btw. is there anything about why the Recording level test never works?

Stephen

Title: Re: Inline Bitrate
Post by: Matt on November 24, 2008, 07:25:00 pm

Quote from: fisherxc on November 24, 2008, 07:14:08 pm

The file list in Windows Explorer displays 320 as bitrate, but since posting this I've done the math, and the file sizes are a bit small for 320.  It's possible that it's printing 320 to the file tag but compressing to 192.  Does that sound possible to you?

Ah, I believe this is because Windows Explorer doesn't understand VBR files (silly Windows).  Media Center will display the correct bitrate.

Title: Re: Inline Bitrate
Post by: JohnT on November 25, 2008, 09:12:48 am

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I should mention that the Auto Recording Volume test function always returns an error msg that device of range etc.

Please post the exact text of the error message and I'll take a look at the problem, thanks.

John T.