[mythtv-users] Capturing legacy VHS tapes

[Erik Karlin]

On Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 01:49:32PM -0500, Trey Boudreau wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 03:10:21PM -0200, Manuel Lemos wrote:
> > 
> > Right, I know that MythTV was made mainly to record scheduled programs. 
> > It seems superb for that purpose although it is not my main interest 
> > right now.
> > 
> > The page with Linux drivers of this card recommends MythTV, but what I 
> > want to do, start and end a recording anytime I want with creating a 
> > schedule, does not seem to be possible or maybe it is not obvious to me.
> > 
> > Since I could not make any recording with any other program besides 
> > MythTV and gorecord tool that comes with the drivers, I wonder if 
> > anybody knows how I can achieve what with MythTV. Or shall I submit a 
> > feature request for MythTV?
> > 
> I suspect you have a tape library from the days before DVD, consisting
> primarily of videos and not TV shows.  I recommend doing the capture
> manually, outside of MythTV.  Then move the captured file to someplace
> where MythVideo can see it.  You can then enter name for the video and
> have MythVideo search IMDB for cover art and associated data.
> 
> -- Trey

What about pushing the VCR through a digicam and pass it through the
firewire to either myth or kino or something. I've been thinking about
trying that for a while now...when I get some spare time

Do digital cams provide TBC codes?