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Our Blogs Core Dump EyeTV 3.0.2 update adds features and even more polish | EyeTV 3.0.2 update adds features and even more polish |
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| by Stephen Withers | |
| Friday, 09 May 2008 | |
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Firstly, the software now supports H.264 broadcasts as used in Norway and New Zealand, and on a test basis in some other areas. H.264 (also used for videoconferencing and for some streaming and downloadable video on the Internet) requires fewer bits to achieve a given quality than MPEG-2 does. Broadcasters benefit from being able to transmit more channels within their bandwidth allocation, while users score by needing less disk space to store recordings. Some North American users will benefit from being able to include closed captions when exporting files for the iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, QuickTime Player or iTunes. The captions are exported as a separate track, which is displayed according to the settings of the playback device or program. Swedish users are now able to use the tvtv EPG. Separate deinterlace settings are now provided for standard and high definition programs. This is a convenience feature for owners of Macs that are fast enough to deliver progressive scan for SD but not HD. Cosmetic changes include improved readability of On Screen Menus, and badges on the thumbnails of recordings that have not been played. CONTINUED |
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