[mythtv-users] Need help installing video capture card with no tuner.

Brad DerManouelian myth at dermanouelian.com
Sat Jul 5 22:48:42 UTC 2008


On Jul 5, 2008, at 3:41 PM, allen edwards wrote:

> 2) Video source.    I want to record a VCR output.

Why are you using MythTV for this capture device if all you want to do  
is play back from a VCR and capture the output to a file?
Surely cat /dev/video > video.mpg is a much simpler way to accomplish  
this.

MythTV assumes you want to record, well.. TV. It's even in the name. :)


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