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

[karmabreath-myth at yahoo.com]

 Wouldn't the simple solution be:
 
 1) Run the cable/satellite connection into the VCR's TV-INPUT.
 2) Split the VCR's output: 1 - To TV, 2 - To Mythtv box.
 
 Then, the input will come from the cable/satellite (if you have
 analog
 cable, and you are using the capture card tuner, as long as the VCR
 is
 off and passing the signal though. When it is desired to capture the
 output of a tape, you set the mythbox to manually record channel 3
 for
 the duration of the tape. 
 
 This works for me, with a cable tv setup and a VCR. 
 Hope I've understood the problem/explained this correctly (been a
 long day).

> 
> 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.
>