[mythtv] Motion + mythtv: won't consume video device from vloopbackmodule

Robert Rozman rozman at fri.uni-lj.si
Sat Jan 31 14:42:12 EST 2004


Bump,

anyone there ? I'd like mythtv to access virtual v4l device that vloopback
module creates (it seems like Mythtv is trying to select input on every v4l
device - xawtv is happy with such device and shows picture...).

Please help,

regards,

Robert Rozman

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Rozman" <rozman at fri.uni-lj.si>
To: <mythtv-dev at mythtv.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 11:36 AM
Subject: [mythtv] Motion + mythtv: won't consume video device from
vloopbackmodule


> Hi,
>
> I'd like to have great motion detection program called Motion and Mythtv
run
> together.
>
> Motion is capable of sending video signal further to video loopback device
> so it is available to other apps as well. I've done this:
> /dev/video0   ->   Motion   -> input pipe /dev/video2 - video loopback ->
> /dev/video3
>
> I can watch /dev/video3 with xawtv but mythbackend won't consume this
> device - it gives error:
> Couldn't find input: tuner 0 on card.
>
> It seems like mythtv is trying to select input on this device but
vloopback
> is probably not giving proper control. Any way for mythtv to behave just
> like xawtv does in this case, with no further control of device ?  I'd
love
> to keep PIP feature on this video surveillance webcam...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Robert.
>
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