[mythtv] Ticket #2044: add support for v4l2 mpeg encoding api

[mtrax11]

mtrax11 wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> Janne Grunau wrote:
>> 
>> Fixed quoting
>> 
>> On Friday 15 September 2006 03:32, Paul wrote:
>>>> attached patch implements the new V4L2 mpeg encoding api in
>>>> MPEGRecorder. The API is added to the upcoming kernel 2.6.18.
>>>>
>>>> Supported cards will be ivtv release 0.8 and in kernel drivers for
>>>> pvr2usb and cx88-blackbird.
>>>>
>>>> I'm not sure if the vbi support is working since current ivtv has no
>>>> vbi support.
>>>
>>> Does this patch support other Cx88 devices that use V4L analog
>>> capture? eg I have a DNTV-Live -Pro which uses the cx88-dvb modules
>>> and the capture in MythTV is poor
>> 
>> No, it supports only cards with a integrated MPEG encoder chip (for now 
>> the cx2341x). The raw video capture is supported by the regular 
>> V4l/V4L2-API and DVB/ATSC Broadcast are supported by DVB subsystem.
>> 
>> Janne
>> 
>> 
> mine has  the following chip:
> cx88[0]/2: cx2388x based dvb card
> is this close enought?
> If not, What does it take to add support for other chipsets?
> 

BTW excuse my ignorace but doesn't the V4L modules take care of the hardware
layer,
 ie if its supported by V4L should just work for all devices which have
drivers ?

thanks
Paul

-- 
View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Re%3A-Ticket--2044%3A-add-support-for-v4l2-mpeg-encoding-api-tf2275042.html#a6344733
Sent from the mythtv-dev forum at Nabble.com.