[mythtv-users] Using PVR-350 to record old VCR video

[Ben Kamen]

On 2012-05-23 6:48 PM, Michael T. Dean wrote:
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> Maybe try using v4l2-ctl (or whatever it's called) to tune the channel, then just use cat or dd to record from /dev/video*

Did that -- I get a 0byte length  file.

In other news, if I put the composite video on the pcHDTV-5500 card (I have 2, both do the same thing) - I get pretty bad video... but on the tuner of the pcHDTV, I do get video that looks pretty close to the original format minus the conversion from the capture format of the card to what mencoder dumps out.. (which looks to require a lot of tweaking)

but once I go back to trying the PVR-350... mencoder either complains it can't open the demuxer or mplayer just sits at that same deal.

v4l2-ctl let's me to stuff to the card, but it doesn't help. (although --log-status shows some interesting stuff... )

Thanks for the help though - I can see Myth isn't trying to commandeer the card anyway. (and I shut down the backend just  to be sure anyway)


  -Ben