[mythtv-users] Have the DeckLink Mini Recorder HDMI capture cards been considered?

[Nick Morrott]

On 1 December 2016 at 14:15, Dan Wilga
<mythtv-users2 at dwilga-linux1.amherst.edu> wrote:
> Someone in forum.mythtv.org pointed out this card:
>
>   https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/decklink
>
> Look down toward the bottom of the page. It's the DeckLink Mini Recorder
> (regular or 4K) I'm referring to. Based on the specs, it looks like this
> could fulfill a big need for Myth users, in that it captures multi-channel
> audio and even H.265. The API is open and written in C++, so it could,
> theoretically, be integrated. Have any developers looked into this?

As expected, the "HDMI input is unable to capture from copy protected
HDMI sources." I'd be curious to know how many users have access to
non-HDCP-encumbered streams from their cable box?

I'd hope the card's drivers expose a regular V4L2 interface, in which
case integration could be quite straightforward.

Cheers,
Nick