[mythtv-users] Sat receiver and HD Question

Robert Kulagowski bob at smalltime.com
Fri Jul 6 14:53:15 UTC 2007


> The BlackMagic DeckLink HD Extreme will capture analog HD - but good 
> luck writing a Linux driver.

But why go through the hassle of writing a Linux driver?  If you really, 
really, really want to capture HD video, then accept the fact that a 
$1000 card + a Windows box + drivers that come with the card == DirectShow.

Add in a Windows mythbackend (or even something that pretends to be a 
backend) that talks DirectShow to the card and the Myth protocol towards 
the master backend and you can probably get something workable.  It's 
not MPEG2, but at this point you've at least got the uncompressed video 
on the disk.  (Or you can use their compressed video option which isn't 
MPEG2)

So, doable if you have the money for the hardware and either write the 
code or put out a bounty.



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