[mythtv-users] Recording a VHS movie to MythTV?

Trey Thompson treythompson at gmail.com
Mon Jun 18 20:52:49 UTC 2007


On 6/17/07, Dave Topan <myth at topanfamily.ca> wrote:
>
> The easist way is not through MythTV:
>
> Run ivtvctl to change video import
>
> cat /dev/videoX > file.mpg (And Control-C when done)
>
> Then dump it in your videos directories and watch it with MythVideo
>
>
> On Sat, 16 Jun 2007, Marc Barrett wrote:
>
> > I have a pretty typical setup: two Hauppauge cards (150 and 350) with a
> cable line going to both cards, so I'm using the tuners.  Everything works
> great.
> >
> > I would like to occasionally copy a VHS movie to MythTV, recording it
> like a TV show.  What I'd like to do is plug a VCR into one of the component
> inputs of either card, so I don't have to touch the existing setup.  Right
> now, the only way I can think of to do it is to go back into mythtv-setup
> and add an input.  But then there is also the problem of telling MythTV
> exactly when to start and stop "recording", so I don't end up with "dead
> air" at the beginning and end when I'm setting things up, and also how to
> title the program in MythTV.
> >
> > I'm hoping someone has already thought of this and written a little
> MythTV utility to record video off of a card's alternative input, without
> having to mess with the setup.
> >
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Actually, if you search the WIKI, there's a great How-To on doing this.  I
used it, and every once in a while, we end up with a VHS tape that needs
saving.

I don't remember everything, but it did involve setting up the additional
inputs on the card, and adding a channel for it (1001 for me), etc...  So, I
just tell it to record for like 6 Hours, and then stop it when it's done.
Then, you can easily edit it and cut out the pieces you don't want.
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