Andrew: Thanks for the infomation. I will look into this possibility. Would it be possible for you to put a small clip of something you recorded at 6mb/sec full frame NTSC on the net somewhere where I could download it to get a look at it? I am thinking that 6mb/sec is probably enough for my application. Also are you aware if the unit has support for Motion Compensation using the Linux drivers?
Rett Walters PS. I have noticed the the WinTV PVR PCI 250/350 unit has drivers being developed for it at ivtv.sourceforge.net, it appears to be coming along very well, (unlike the WinTV PVR PCI, which appears to be now a dead project) Andrew Thomas ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > >Rett Walters writes: > > > > Hello all: > > > > I have been playing with the Kfir board from BMK to encode MPEG2 > > video, and have run ... > >I also have a Kfir card and although I've managed to successfully >capture streams, I have found that the Hauppauge WinTV PVR USB >hardware mpeg2 capture box to work very well and be a lot less trouble >in general. Video quality is so good for my application that I've >abandoned the kfir - I've not compared the relative video quality of >the two, but I suspect that the kfir might be better (if only because >it can go upto 10Mb/s). > >Depending on your application, you might find that the WinTV PVR USB will >do the job for you (unless you have a very demanding capture requirement). >See: http://www.hauppauge.com/html/wintvpvrusb_datasheet.htm > >You can find linux drivers for the WinTV pvr at pvrusb.sourceforge.net >(be sure to pick up the latest firmware from Hauppauge). > >I know that this answer doesn't directly answer your question about the >kfir, but changing to the WinTV may save you time and money. I've used >my WinTV device on both pal and ntsc and with captures upto 6mb/s > >I bought my WinTV PVR USB for $200. Just so you all know, I am not >affiliated in anyway with Hauppauge - I keep repeating WinTV PVR >USB because they have a PCI card with a very similar name for which >the is *not* a working driver. > >I also took the liberty of changing the subject of this thread, for >people searching the list archive possible mpeg capture devices.. > >Andrew > >
