[mythtv-users] Getting VCR Recordings Into MythTV/MythVideo

[George Lopez]

I HAD a working system a bit ago and archived some
home videos using myth.  Why not just do a manual
recording?


--- Da Worm <daworm at comcast.net> wrote:

> Can anyone reccommend the best way to get recordings
> from a VCR into MythTV or MythVideo?  I tried the
> following, but no luck:
> 
> 1. Create new video source, called it VCR, left the
> data direct stuff blank, and hooked it to the
> composite input on the PVR-250 in the Input
> Connections screen
> 2. Defined a custom channel, pointed it to the new
> video source
> 3. Went to Watch TV, selected the custom channel
> 4. Pressed play on the VCR
> 5. After FBI warning played on the tape, I pressed R
> on the keyboard.  OSD displayed something along the
> lines of [Record ""].
> 
> Since there was no guide info to tell it what the
> source is, or how long it would run, it apparently
> decided there was nothing to record, so it didn't.
> 
> While this might be a decent way to allow me to run
> my other video sources (VHS VCR, Beta VCR - don't
> laugh too hard, LaserDisc) into my MythTV box, it
> doesn't appear to be well suited for archiving them.
> 
> Is there a Myth method of doing this, or is there
> another program I should install to simplify this
> process.  Just doing "cat /dev/video0 >
> /video/mythvideo/movie.mpg" doesn't seem like the
> best way to go (especially since you can't see what
> you are doing).
> 
> TIA,
>   Jeff.
> 
> 
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