On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 08:25 Erik Lane <erikl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > > > I'm having a problem even figuring out how to word my question. I've tried > > many searches, but I haven't been able to find it. > > > > I'm trying to record a VHS tape to a video file. I have a Hauppauge > > internal video card (HVR-1255 it shows up as in dmesg, but the label says > > 1250.) > > > > When I try to use any video recorder, I have all kinds of issues. I finally > > managed to get mplayer to show some video, but it was black and white, and > > not even very good looking at that. I also tried in TvTime, and it shows a > > wonderful picture as well as good audio. > > > > So my question is, how do I get a look at what settings TvTime is sending > > to the video driver? If at all possible I would like to duplicate those so > > that mencoder can capture the video for me. If people know directly, great, > > but if someone can give me a clue stick on even what terms to search for, > > I'd be very grateful! > > > > If I've left out any important details, please let me know. I'm an > > engineer, not a linux or computing professional, so while I'm very > > comfortable with linux, I'm definitely no expert. I have Linux Mint 18 on > > here, and it's 64 bit. > > > No one is an expert until you ask questions and fiddle around...
I haven't used tvtime so not sure of the underlying caoture libraries. I would try ffmpeg. mplayer/mencoder can be cranky unless the video format is absolutely correct - also depends how you distro compiled the package. ffmpeg is more flexible and gives lots of feedback on the CLI. If the capture card runs via v4l2 it should work. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
