[mythtv-users] VCR video to MythTV (USB, 1394 or S-Video capture solutions)

[john sturgeon]

A Linux only solution would be to use Kino do capture and edit, and
Avidemux to convert.  For the truly adventurous, there is Cinelerra, a
very full featured Linux video editor/compositor.

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John Sturgeon <><
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On 5/24/05, Kevin Kuphal <kuphal at dls.net> wrote:
> Mark Knecht wrote:
> 
> >Hi,
> >   I've been at my parents house for a few days getting a MythTV
> >installation setup. It's all wokring and my folks are pretty happy.
> >However no good ded goes unpunished. My dad is now asking for a way to
> >capture his videos and be able to watch them in MythTV. As I've only
> >got one more day here before I travel home I'm looking for some ideas.
> >
> >1) The mythbackend machine has a PVR-150 so it has a (yet untested)
> >S-video input. Does this input work on the PVR-150/250/250?
> >
> >2) The machine also has 1394 and USB inputs. I understand people are
> >capturing HD over 1394 for that should work if there's a good capture
> >device that can go outside the PC.
> >
> >3) My folks have 3 VCR's but none have S-video outputs.
> >
> >  Would I be better off to suggest he buys a new VCR with an S-Video
> >output and then record that via the input on the PVR? Or is there some
> >USB or 1394 solution that is known to work well under Linux and
> >MythTV.
> >
> >   Hi goal is to get the video onto the same /TVstorage partition
> >we're using for Myth recordings and also eventually be able to author
> >a DVD for the family with some of this stuff. He interviewed a number
> >of my relatives 20-30 years ago and wants to save these conversations
> >as part of a family tree project.
> >
> >
> I have found it is far easier to use a Windows based solution and then
> move the files to the Mythbox using WinSCP than it is to get any kind of
> Linux based capture to work.  I use the AV passthrough feature of my
> camcorder to capture firewire output from it (with VCR passing through)
> and then use VirtualDub to convert to Divx AVI files.  The source image
> is as good as it can get (DV) and the resulting files are played back
> perfectly with Myth.
> 
> Kevin
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