SageTV And Xvid Codec?

[Nick_W]

Hi,

Does SageTV play xvids using an internal codec, or does it use whatever xvid codec I have installed.

I ask because playback quality is less good in SageTV than WMP (which I know uses the codec I have installed).

If SageTV does use it's own codec, is there a way to change that?

TIA,

Nick.

[davephan]

Nick,

It should be possible to playback Xvid AVI files on both the computer and an MVP. I can playback Xvid AVI files on both the computer and MVP.

An Althlon XP 2800+ CPU has barely enough processing power to playback an Xvid AVI file on a MVP without stuttering. An Althlon XP 1500+ CPU cannot playback an Xvid AVI file on an MVP without constant severe stuttering. A faster dual-core has no trouble playing back the Xvid AVI file on the MVP.

I do not know what codec I use to playback the Xvid AVI files.

I do have Xvid Xvid 1.1.3 software installed from this source:

Xvid home: http://www.xvid.org/
Doom9's forum: http://forum.doom9.org/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=52

I also have the Roxy99 programs/batch files installed to transcode MPEG2 files to Xvid AVI files.


Dave

[Nick_W]

Hi Dave,

Sorry, that wasn't what I was asking. I want to know if Sage uses it's own codec for xvids, or an internal one?

Regards,

Nick.

[CollinR]

Yes it uses it's own codec if you have MPEG4 decoder set to SageTV. If you don't it won't.

[Nick_W]

Originally Posted by CollinR

Yes it uses it's own codec if you have MPEG4 decoder set to SageTV. If you don't it won't.

Thanks Colin