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Hello, I am VERY new to this so I would like to ask 3 questions. I am encoding some dvds for my @tv. I used the preset for AppleTV in HB 0.9.0. I encoded a chapter that was 2:22 long. Using the AVC/H.264 Video / AAC Audio Codec with the H.264 encoder, it took roughly 3:22 to complete. When I changed the Codec to M-PEG4 Video / AAC Audio with the FFmpeg encoder, it took about 0:40 to encode.
My first question is: are there major advantages to using h.264 / disadvantages for the other that make it worth it for the extra time?
2: I also noticed the tests are all much darker on the @TV than when I play straight from the dvd player. Both are hooked with HDMI cables to a 1080p LCD. I don't know if there is a way to correct this.
3: I have been using handbrake to encode dvds to watch on my little Archos 604 which worked great. Unfortunately, I encoded them as AVI's and now if I want any of them in my @tv, it ain't working. Is there any way to watch AVI's on the @tv?
awkwardtv.org. It may void your warranty, even if you use the non-opening-the-box hack... I believe the first step is installing ssh on it and everything flows from there, but I could be wrong. I don't have one, myself.
looks like awkwardtv.org is down for the moment. I'll try reading up as much as I can on this site. The problem is I don't write code so anything that involves terminal and unix has to really be spelled out for me so I can copy and paste. I'll see if I can find it somewhere. Thanks for the help.