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

[Phill Edwards]

> > 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
> >
> 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.

What if you have a DVB-T card? I presume neither of these methods will
work with one of those? Do you have to install an analogue card for
this?