[mythtv-users] VCR video to MythTV (USB,
1394 or S-Video capture solutions)
MagicITX
magicitx at gmail.com
Wed May 25 02:30:24 UTC 2005
On 5/24/05, Mark Knecht <markknecht at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> This is what I'm trying to do right now and it would be fine with
> us for recording a few tapes.
>
> It turned out that when I pulled the PC out to get to the back the
> PVR-150 had a composite video input so I was able to hook the VCR
> directly to the card and not bother with S-video. However so far I
> cannot figure out how to get a connection to it.
>
> Can you see the compositive video input (instead of a tuner input)
> when you say watch TV?
>
> What I tried, but it's not working, was to make a new video card
> that uses the composite video 0 input as default. So far I cannot
> figure out how to tell Myth to look at that. It jsut keeps looking at
> the first 'card' I set up which uses the tv tuner.
>
> So far I haven't found any good instructions on how to set up and
> use a composite video input on these Hauppage cards so I'm pretty much
> just shooting in the dark here.
>
> thanks,
> Mark
>
> On 5/24/05, A JM <vbtalent at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm not sure how sophisticated you want to get but couldn't you just
> > set up a source on the s-video with a dummy channel in Myth then
> > essentially just push play on the VCR and record it?
> >
> > My Dish runs in from s-video with a PVR250 and basically that's how I
> > do recordings, it's not sophisticated as I said but it works
> > temporarily.
> >
> > AJM,
> >
> > On 5/24/05, jonr <jonr at destar.net> wrote:
> > > Mark Knecht wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > > I've been at my parents house for a few days getting a MythTV
> > > > installation setup. It's all wokring and my folks are pretty happy.
> > > > However no good ded goes unpunished. My dad is now asking for a way to
> > > > capture his videos and be able to watch them in MythTV. As I've only
> > > > got one more day here before I travel home I'm looking for some ideas.
> > > >
> > > > 1) The mythbackend machine has a PVR-150 so it has a (yet untested)
> > > > S-video input. Does this input work on the PVR-150/250/250?
> > > >
> > > > 2) The machine also has 1394 and USB inputs. I understand people are
> > > > capturing HD over 1394 for that should work if there's a good capture
> > > > device that can go outside the PC.
> > > >
> > > > 3) My folks have 3 VCR's but none have S-video outputs.
> > > >
> > > > Would I be better off to suggest he buys a new VCR with an S-Video
> > > > output and then record that via the input on the PVR? Or is there some
> > > > USB or 1394 solution that is known to work well under Linux and
> > > > MythTV.
> > > >
> > > > Hi goal is to get the video onto the same /TVstorage partition
> > > > we're using for Myth recordings and also eventually be able to author
> > > > a DVD for the family with some of this stuff. He interviewed a number
> > > > of my relatives 20-30 years ago and wants to save these conversations
> > > > as part of a family tree project.
> > > >
> > > > thanks,
> > > > Mark
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> > > >
> > > Hi Mark,
> > >
> > > If your asking how to record from VCR to Myth this is how I do it, you
> > > just need to setup a custom record. There was the question of
> > > macrovision but I have yet to have a problem with it:
> > >
> > > Ok, take the line carrying your cable/satellite hook-up and do it like so:
> > >
> > > Take the line from your provider and connect that to the 'input' of your
> > > cable/satellite box. From the 'output' of your cable/satellite box go to the
> > > input of your vcr. From the 'output' of your vcr connect to the 'input'
> > > of your
> > > capture card. Then turn on the vcr change the channel to 3 or 4 on Myth
> > > and you
> > > should see your vcr tape playing inside of "Watch LiveTV". Record that. :)
> > > You might need to hit the 'TV/VCR' button on the vcr.
> > >
> > > Jon
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You should be able to set it up as another input on that card. Then
press "C" to change inputs. If MythTV thinks its another card then
you could try pressing "Y" to change cards.
The composite input is video only. You'll need to hook up the audio
as well (the red and white RCA connectors).
--
Tim
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