On Fri May 28 16:18:42 2021 Dan Ritter <d...@randomstring.org> wrote:
> Charlie Gibbs wrote: > >> Note the "Audio: no sound" line. I still have to figure that one out >> to get beyond silent movies. Any hints? > > Yes: composite video doesn't carry audio at all. Your VCR has > either mono or stereo RCA audio output jacks, and you can plug > them into a stereo RCA-> 1/8" stereo headphone plug or adapter > cable to bring it into your sound card. Possibly your video > capture card has a separate jack for that? > > Input 0 is probably RF-frequency NTSC with a tuner to select > channels. That's low-quality, but includes audio. > > Input 2 is S-Video, which is the best of the available video > connections if your VCR supports it. (I have one that does... > if it still powers up.) Yes, my card's inputs show up as RF, composite, and S-Video respectively. I have composite video coming in just fine. As for audio, I've run a triple RCA cable (red, white, and yellow) from the jacks on the VCR to the corresponding jacks on the bracket attached to my Hauppauge card. It's the same cable I used to hook the VCR to my TV, where it worked fine. The VCR doesn't have S-Video output. Presumably the Hauppauge card has an audio encoder somewhere; I just have to find it. "ls -l /dev/ds*" shows nothing, and "arecord -l" shows: **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC892 Analog [ALC892 Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 2: ALC892 Alt Analog [ALC892 Alt Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 2: CX8801 [Conexant CX8801], device 0: CX88 Digital [CX88 Digital] Subdevices: 0/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 None of those appear to be part of the Hauppauge card; they're probably on the motherboard. Hmmm, maybe I could use one of them instead... BTW there's no need to post copies to my e-mail; I see everything on the list via the Usenet feed to linux.debian.user. Thanks. -- /~\ Charlie Gibbs | "Some of you may die, \ / <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> | but it's a sacrifice X I'm really at ac.dekanfrus | I'm willing to make." / \ if you read it the right way. | -- Lord Farquaad (Shrek)
