[mythtv-users] v4l2-ctl settings being over-ridden by Myth?

[Richard Woelk]

Eric (MythTV) wrote:
> Hi folks.  Question.
>
> I am attempting to adjust the picture quality of my PVR-150 recordings 
> by using the v4l2-ctl program.  If I am watching live-tv and change 
> settings (brightness, contrast, etc), I see the changes happen.  So I 
> know it is working.
>
> However, when I exit Live TV and re-open it back up, the settings have 
> gone back to their "defaults".  I cant, for the life of me, get these 
> changes to "stick".
>
> On my new flat panel, my recordings dont look all that great... mostly, 
> light areas are really blown out.  I can fix this and make the picture 
> look really good by adjusting the brightness, satuation, contrast and 
> hue...  I just need to know how to get these changes to stick.
>
> Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance...
> --Eric

Eric,
    Mythtv has its own recording settings. Press the G key while 
watching live TV to toggle between brightness, contrast, saturation, hue.
If you use CTRL-G, it goes into per-channel mode, which lets you tweak 
each channel a bit more.

- Richard