[mpeg2] Re: Question about the MPEX encoder board

[Luca Abeni <labeni@mbigroup.it>]

Hello Andrew,

[...]
> > this the latest version? I see that it seems to be the V4L2 saa7134
> > driver; is the MPEX board supported by recent snapshots from
> > http://linux.bytesex.org/v4l2 ?
> 
> Yeah, thats the place... the page on linuxtv.org is out of date.
> 
> > I am wondering if someone has an MPEX board, and if he is able to set
> > the encoding parameters (CBR vs VBR, bitrate, GOP size). MPEG2 TS would
> > be fine (no need for PS). Also, how is the quality of the encoded
> > streams (compared for example to a KFIR)?
> 
> The MPEX is MUCH better. They don't gradually drift out of AV sync within a 
> few days. We've  had them deployed on multiple sites for months.
Thanks, this is exactly what I hoped to hear... I am going to get an
MPEX and to try it.

			Thanks,
				Luca
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