Pirlouwi wrote: > Hi all, > I would like to build a VCR_CMD string for using with an HVR-1300. > I want to record analog channels, using the hardware encoder of the > HVR-1300. > > If I do a cat /dev/video1 > test.mpg, I do get a valid mpeg file, so my > question is: what VCR_CMD command should I use inside freevo to record > the hardware-encoded mpeg2 stream, knowing that: > - i want to keep the ability to stop a recording after a defined time > - i don't want to transcode the mpeg stream in any way, just save it to disk > > It should be a little like the following, but I am a little bit lost > with all those mencoder switches > # VCR_CMD = (CONF.mencoder + ' ' + > # 'tv:// ' + # New mplayer requires this. > # '-tv driver=%s:input=%d' % (TV_DRIVER, TV_INPUT) + > # ':norm=%s' % CONF.tv + > # ':channel=%(channel)s' + # Filled in by Freevo > # ':chanlist=%s' % CONF.chanlist + > # ':width=%d:height=%d' % (TV_REC_SIZE[0], TV_REC_SIZE[1]) + > # ':outfmt=%s' % TV_REC_OUTFMT + > # ':device=%s' % TV_DEVICE + > # VCR_AUDIO + # set above > # ' -ovc lavc -lavcopts ' + # Mencoder lavcodec video > codec > # 'vcodec=mpeg4' + # lavcodec mpeg-4 > # ':vbitrate=1200:' + # Change lower/higher, bitrate > # 'keyint=30 ' + # Keyframe every 10 secs, > change? > # '-oac mp3lame -lameopts ' + # Use Lame for MP3 > encoding, must be enabled in mencoder! > # 'br=128:cbr:mode=3 ' + # MP3 const. bitrate, 128 > kbit/s > # '-ffourcc divx ' + # Force 'divx' ident, > better compat. > # '-endpos %(seconds)s ' + # only mencoder uses this > so do it here. > # '-o %(filename)s') # Filled in by Freevo > > > I though using mplayer instead of mencoder, because mplayer has a lovely > "save-stream-to-file" feature, but problem is that I then cannot program > the end of the record (%(seconds)). > Any help is welcome. > > PS: the best for me would be to use the ivtv plugin, but unfortunatelly, > my HVR board seems to not be supported by the ivtv driver. I will not > get live pause with the normal method, but it is a first integration > step. In a next effort, I will try to adapt the ivtv plugin for my HVR.
I think that you will need to use the copy stream commands of mencoder, rather than trying to re-encode the video and audio. You should first try using mencoder or mplayer from the command line to get the arguments correct. Another choice may be to use a DVB plug-in, see the wiki for details, and treat the cards a a DVB device. HTH Duncan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
