[mythtv-users] Getting VCR Recordings Into MythTV/MythVideo

[daworm at comcast.net]

>  	Trouble I had with that is I couldn't WatchTV with it.  To verify 
> it was working, I had to make a short ManualRecording and watch it.  When 
> I finally verified all was good, I made a ManualRecording for the 
> approximate length of what I was dubbing, and let it rip.

I was able to view mine with LiveTV.  I still don't know enough about manual recording.  I'll look into that, as it may be enough for what I need.

Jeff.


> On Wed, 12 Jan 2005, John Williams wrote:
> 
> >>        True.  I've managed to do it as a manual recording by binding an
> >> aux input to a "bogus" channel.  It never quite worked the way I thought
> >> it should, however.
> >
> > Cory,
> > How did you set up the bogus channel? Then how did you tue to it? I'm
> > willing to work a little at it, but I'm not sure where to start.
> > Thanks,
> > john
> >
>  	Ran 'setup' (a.k.a. 'mythtvsetup')... same place one defines video 
> devices and channel lineups.  Make a bogus lineup and manually add an 
> unused channel (e.g. 99 for me).  Bind it to another input like composite.
> 
>  	Trouble I had with that is I couldn't WatchTV with it.  To verify 
> it was working, I had to make a short ManualRecording and watch it.  When 
> I finally verified all was good, I made a ManualRecording for the 
> approximate length of what I was dubbing, and let it rip.
> 
> -Cory
> 
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> * Cory Papenfuss							*
> * Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student               *
> * Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 			*
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