[mythtv-users] 0.19 Closed Captions and PVR-250

[Kevin Kuphal]

Dylan Keon wrote:
> On 02/20/2006 08:48 AM, James Orr wrote:
>   
>> Hi,
>>
>> I saw in the release notes that closed captioning is now supported in
>> the PVR-250.
>>
>> How do you get this working?
>>
>> I checked myth setup, I am set on NTSC for closed captions.  The setup
>> for the individual cards does not have an option for a VBI device.
>>
>> When I hit "T" during playback or live tv I see "CC1"/"CC off" toggle on
>> the screen, but nothing other than that happens.
>>     
>
> I tried the same thing over the weekend with a PVR-250 and had success 
> when watching the Olympics, simply by toggling the T key.  I tried other 
> shows (Daily Show, couple of kids shows) with no success.  I'm using the 
> latest ATrpms version on FC3.
>
> When watching the Olympics with CC1 on I noticed quite a pause between 
> what the announcers were saying and the text that was displayed on the 
> screen.  If you're watching with the sound off it would be ok, but if 
> you're using CC1 as a "backup" to help you follow the show (my wife 
> likes to do this), it's less usable.
>
> Anyone know if there's a setting to alter the color/style of the CC1 text?
>   
I don't know about color, but the font options are in the TV settings 
section.

Kevin