[mythtv-users] HDMI Capture

[Steven Adeff]

On 9/12/06, list at onnow.net <list at onnow.net> wrote:
> Quoting Steven Adeff <adeffs.mythtv at gmail.com>:
>
> > On 9/12/06, Gene Stapp <genestapp at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Andrew Lyon wrote:
> >> >> Just seen this in the register:
> >> >> http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/09/12/blackmagic_hdmi_editing/
> >> >> http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/intensity/
> >> >> Reckon something like that could be used in linux as a capture device for
> >> >> myth maybe?
> >> >>
> >> >> Please feel free to ignore if this is a rubbish idea..
> >> >>
> >> >> Steve Daniels
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > With the necessary drivers and mythtv support it almost certainly
> >> > could be used, but it only supports hdmi not hdcp, and by definition
> >> > that will always be the case.
> >> >
> >> > But as a capture device for a digital camcorder etc it would be ideal.
> >> >
> >> that may be true, but so far you can still get HD through uncompressed
> >> feeds so I don't see that as a negative yet as far as the cable boxes I
> >> am using go. With the three pci-e slots I have extra on my mobo and the
> >> dual core i'm running this would come in very handy. Since there isn't
> >> another option at the moment for those of who unfortunately have 5c
> >> enabled on our HD channels this is very interesting to me.
> >
> > My HDTV doesn't have HDCP either.
> >
> > http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/intensity/
> > MSRP is $250.
> > HD Format Support  1080p24, 1080p25, 1080i50, 1080i59.94, 720p30,
> > 720p59.94, 720p60
> > Installation  PCI Express 1 lane, compatible with 1,4,8,16 lane PCI
> > Express slots.
> > Intensity is due October 15th.
> >
> > Doesn't mention hardware encoding, so it looks like a good CPU will be
> > needed if it is to be used for Myth.
>
> That card looks good.  So, I have an HD sat dish receiver that has
> HDMI output.  Can I theoretically run that into this, use a blaster
> and be done?

theoretically, yes.

> With drivers, myth support etc....?

OS X is supported, so if you could run mythbackend on OSX... Or linux drivers.

> Looks like this type of card is what we need to start seeing for HD capture.
> Or is this not that type of card?

You would still need to do software compression, which would take a
lot of CPU. I'm waiting for a Hauppage PVR-HD, though I doubt that
will happen...

-- 
Steve
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