[mythtv-users] switching to composite input kills backend

[Raymond Wagner]

On 12/30/2011 21:58, Robert McNamara wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 6:50 PM, Robert M. Riches Jr. 
> <rm.riches at jacob21819.net <mailto:rm.riches at jacob21819.net>> wrote:
>
>     Now, I'm trying to set up so I can use the composite (and S-Video)
>     inputs to digitize some old VHS tapes.
>
>
> First things first, an HVR-1950 is an MPEG encoder, not a v4l capture 
> card type.

Second thing, you shouldn't be using MythTV for that anyway.  MythTV is 
designed to record content using rules applied against guide data.  
Recording something without guide data using MythTV is painful at best, 
especially when your choice of capture card offers you much better 
options.  The '/dev/video0' node outputs nice, compressed MPEG2 audio 
and video.  Use the 'v4l2-ctl' utility to select the input and quality 
settings you want, and then 'cat /dev/video0 > some_file.mpg' and hit 
play on the VCR.  When it's done playing, hit ctrl+c on the terminal to 
stop capture.  If these are home videos, you really don't have any other 
option than to capture them.  If these are retail VHS tapes, you would 
be much better off just re-purchasing them on DVD.
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