[mythtv-users] DV Recording via IEEE-1394 Firewire with MythTV

[Cecil Watson]

Rich Shumaker wrote:

> Man.  I seem to get spanked for this question everywhere.
> So two places I post up this basic question considering Myth just got 
> IEEE-1394(firewire) support and in both places I get the same negative 
> response.
> "MythTV isn't for DV. Go away.  Use something else."

I don't think I said go away...  I was just suggesting the right tool 
for the right job.  As was the person that replied to this.

> Wasn't Myth originally designed as a convergence box.

Yes.

> Aren't home movies and camcorder dumping for family movies a thing a 
> "convergence" box would do?

I don't think many folks think of a convergence box as something to edit 
your home movies on...

> Allowing you to create a DVD from your fun filled adventures in 
> wonderland.
> I know how to dump to the MythTV system via SVid and RCA audio.  But 
> IEEE-1394 is a simple plug for both audio and video.  Also the quality 
> remains the same, digital to digital.  It would be cool to dump from 
> tape into Myth and let Myth do the rest.  Like transcode to Mpeg-2. 
> Allow you to create a DVD.  Watch your fun filled adventures on 
> multiple TV's around the house.
>
> Oh and for people that like to experiment it would be cool to record 
> multiple video streams in DV onto a single server for a front end 
> editor to use.  Or for a front end viewer to look at.
>
> I was going to ask if MythTV might include a video editor in the 
> future.  Besides basic truncation of the file.  I think I should not 
> ask it anymore considering how "well" this question was received.

Perhaps it may, if one of the developers chooses to included that 
feature.  Again, right tool for the right job.

>
> So who wants to slap me next for asking a question that seems to make 
> sense in the modern age.  I think I will just go to the corner for a 
> while and think about the world.
>
With an attitude like this, who knows...

> So I can use MythTV to watch and record tv, listen to music, look at 
> images, make DVD's, play games, watch and listen to streaming video 
> and music, get news, check the weather, make phone calls, and play 
> games BUT don't think about viewing DV or possibly editing it cuz that 
> would be CRAZY talk.
>
> Rich Shumaker
>
>
> Byron Miller wrote:
>
>> MythTV isn't for DV if you mean from a DV source such as a camcorder
>> or other video format other than tv sources..  there are tons of great
>> applications for linux to use with camcorder & video editing.
>>
>> -byron
>>
>> On Sat, 05 Mar 2005 15:04:07 -0500, Rich Shumaker
>> <MythTV at richshumaker.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Can MythTV record DV files using the IEEE-1394 port?
>>> Would they be in NUV files and would they need to be transcoded?
>>> If they are in NUV files is there a transcoder to DV?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Rich Shumaker
>>
Regards,

Cecil