Name: pvrusb2_23_21351.exe
Version: 2.3
Date: December 18, 2003

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Version: 4.0_21154
siz: 2156K
Updated: June 3, 2003

New version features:

• Fast editing: uses a new technique to speed up the editing process.
• Standard support for large files: this version was developed under WindowsXP, and can edit unlimited size MPEG files.
• Separate functions to remultiplex VCD and SVCD files: new menu options are available to create "burnable" VCD and SVCD files from "raw" files created by the WinTV-PVR.
• A button has been added to play the file which has just been edited.

The WinTV-PVR Editor works with all of the MPEG formats (MPEG1 and MPEG2) created with the PVR. If you are editing MPEG-1 (or VCD) files, the output created by the WinTV-Editor is in a recordable VCD format. For more information on this, see below under "Here's another way to make Video CD (VCD) burnable files".

How to use the MPEG editor: Click here for instructions on using the MPEG editor.

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Vesion: 2.2.0
Updated: August 23, 2002

Version: 1.52
size: 324K
Updated: Nov. 7, 2002

Date: July 7, 2001
Version: 2.3.3
Size: 2864K

• No subscription fees EVER!
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• Download a FREE evaluation copy today!

Hardware Requirements for BeyondTV 3:
WinTV-PVR with hardware MPEG encoder: Intel Celeron® or AMD Athlon 600 MHz and above
WinTV without hardware MPEG encoder: Intel Pentium 4® or AMD Athlon 1.4 GHz and above

One way to get rid of these spots is to edit them out. But another way is to run them through PVAStrumento, and have PVAStrumento remove the bad spot. PVAStrumento was developed in Germany by Wiljo Heinen, and it available from his website.

To do this, downlod, install PVAStrumento from http://www.offeryn.de/pvas_2_1.htm

Run PVAStrumento, and open your video file with the bad spot.

Click 'Make PS' . You will see the MPEG2 PS menu. Enter the name of the output file. Click the '2048 Bytes (DVD)' button and then click 'Start'.

Your video file will be scanned and recreated, fixing many problems along the way.

The WinTV-PVR-usb, when you chose the VCD record format, makes MPEG files which have the correct characteristics for Video CD. These characteristics are: MPEG-1 video at 1.1Mbits per second (the VCD specification calls for a maximum video datarate of 1.151Mbits/sec), 352x240 format (NTSC), 29.92 frames per second (for NTSC) and 44.1KHz audio. But the MPEG files themselves need to have the audio and video remultiplexed before a Video CD can be recorded onto CD-ROM. One way to remultiplex the WinTV-PVR-pci files is to use the "Convert" program which is installed with the WinTV-PVR application software. Another way to do the remultiplexing is to use a "freeware" package such as TMPGencode.

But many people would like to use the MPEG Editor for the WinTV-PVR to edit their Video CD's before burning them onto a CD-ROM. If you open a MPEG file created with the WinTV-PVR-pci using the VCD MPEG format, the WinTV MPEG Editor will correctly remultiplex into a format which can be "burnt" into a Video CD. So you simply create a VCD format file with WinTV-PVR-pci, open that file with the WinTV MPEG Editor, edit it (or simply select the entire file if you do not want to edit the file) and then click on Add interval and then Generate output. The WinTV Editor will create a correctly multiplexed Video CD file on your hard disk!

So, if you want to burn Video CD's, you can edit your VCD's with the WinTV MPEG Editor, and then bring the edited files into CD-ROM burning package such as Nero 5.5.

Here are two ways to extract the audio track from an MPEG file created by the WinTV-PVR-pci. The first method creates a WAV file, which is an industry standard audio file. WAV files can later on be converted to MP3's or used in many audio editing applications. The second method creates a compressed MPEG audio file. This file is smaller (about 10x smaller!) than the WAV file, but it may not be readable by other audio applications.

To create a WAV file, you need a tool called "Flask MPEG XiS 3.0e" (right now, this tool only works on Windows2000 or WindowsXP). This is a "freeware" tool developed by Alberto Vigata and can be downloaded at http://go.to/flaskmpeg Goto to "Downloads" and download the FlasKMPEG 0.6 Preview. Install FlasK 0.6 Preview and run it. The version displayed on your screen should be FlaskMPEG XiS 3.0e. Then:

To create a MPEG compressed audio file, we use a tool called PVAStrumento, which was developed by Wiljo Heinen. You can download a PVAStrumento from http://www.offeryn.de/download/pvas2014.zip Install PVAStrumento, then:

1. With the WinTV-PVR-usb, record your MPEG file in any MPEG format. We use 2Mbits/sec when we want to extract the audio since we will be throwing the video track away.
2. Open PVAStrumento and open up your MPEG file (enter the complete path and file name or click the little dots next to the file name space to browse for your file).
3. Then click Demux. In the General tab, UNCLICK the Fix startup delays and Syncronize complete streams buttons (here is what it should look like). If you do not unclick these settings, the resulting audio file might have "dropouts". Then click Start.
4. When finished, you'll have a MPA file in the same directory as your original MPEG file!