Re: [mythtv-users] Recording a tape to DVD
Cecil Watson wrote: Hello, What I ended up doing is making a fake channel in the channel lineup, and binding it to COMPOSITE in on the card. How did you accomplish this? TIA, Cecil Got it working... Never mind. Thanks ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Recording a tape to DVD
Hello, What I ended up doing is making a fake channel in the channel lineup, and binding it to COMPOSITE in on the card. How did you accomplish this? TIA, Cecil ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Recording a tape to DVD
What I have done is create bogus channels for each of my video cards
and mapped these to the aux inputs on the cards. These inputs then go
to my receiver that, in theory, can switch my VCR so that it talks to
my Mythbox. Beyond simple tests, I haven't put it into practice. For
more info, you can search the archives for "mythjoe." I posted some
details a while back about how to set up Myth to do this.
A one-button "record from aux input" option would be a nice feature, however
On Mon, 6 Dec 2004 09:13:05 -0500 (EST), Cory Papenfuss
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> >> The biggest problem that I've had with doing this is recording
> >> profiles. I suspect I'm still a bit ignorant on how they work, but adding
> >> another set of recording profiles certainly didn't do what I was
> >> expecting. Also, I haven't found how to choose a recording profile in
> >> Manual scheduling, so I have to temporarily make the 'Default' profile
> >> with the settings I want (704x480 @ 4500/6000 right now).
> >>
> >
> > I do exactly the same as you to record VHS. If you want to change the
> > parameters of the recording (e.g. change the profile), you can first set up
> > the manual record, then go into "recording priorities" or "fix conflicts"
> > and
> > edit the options there.
> >
>
> Yes, I figured that out, but it does have a big problem. You
> can't let it start recording until you've set the parameters like that.
> Basically, it requires you to set a manual recording to start for some
> number of minutes in the future (depending on how many "prerecord" seconds
> you've got set it setup). Then you'll have to quickly exit and change the
> recording parameters before it starts recording. Finally, you'll want to
> fire up the tape in a few minutes when it finally does start recording.
> Not exactly graceful or accurate.
>
> I think what would be good would be the ability to mimic the
> 'Record' button of a VCR. I don't think it would be too tough with
> facilities already present in MythTV. I'm thinking of something like
> pulling up the pseudo-channel in the EPG, and it'll have 'Unknown' (since
> there's no listing for your VCR). If you hit 'R' from there, it'll
> immediately start recording and pull up a 'Manual Recording Options' to
> allow setting the stop time. Simple, crude, and completely reasonable for
> manual, unscheduled recordings.
>
> One other question someone might be able to answer along these
> lines. This bogus channel I've added ("Channel 99 is a 'CoryAUX' lineup)
> is mapped to the Composite4 on my PVR-250. It shows up in the EPG, but I
> cannot change channels to it. It would be nice to be able to WatchTV on
> the bogus channel as a monitor while queuing up the tape (even though it's
> a few seconds' time-shifted). Any thoughts on why it won't let me change
> to this channel?
>
>
>
> -Cory
>
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> * Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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Re: [mythtv-users] Recording a tape to DVD
John Kuhn wrote: Just a side note, if you configure MythVideo to use the internal player (by specifying Internal as the player commandline option), wouldn't that let you use the PVR-350 decoder? I havent tried it but i assume it would then send every type of file to the internal decoder.. which isnt going to work for mpeg and the likes :) You can configure it on a per filetype basis by specifying Internal as the player only for those types. You can of course always override any of these settings at the individual video level by specifying a custom player there. Kevin ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Recording a tape to DVD
Just a side note, if you configure MythVideo to use the internal player (by specifying Internal as the player commandline option), wouldn't that let you use the PVR-350 decoder? I havent tried it but i assume it would then send every type of file to the internal decoder.. which isnt going to work for mpeg and the likes :) --John ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Recording a tape to DVD
John Kuhn wrote: Agreed. The surest way for a feature request to become a feature is to write the code. :) I'll try to take a look at the code tonight. Not making any promises, esp as my C++ skills are a bit rusty. Do any of the current developers have any comments about a MythVHS module being added with the purpose of making it as easy as possible to import VHS tapes into Myth? Lane I'm not a developer, but I know a few people personally that would love the addition of this what i invision is a smallish preview window of the video (like in recorded shows) and then the controls start/stop and name the video. inserting into mythvideo would be ideal, but for the pvr-350 folk like myself it would be best to insert it into recorded programs (as to make use the of the hardware 350 decoder) for playback just some ideas Just a side note, if you configure MythVideo to use the internal player (by specifying Internal as the player commandline option), wouldn't that let you use the PVR-350 decoder? Kevin ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Recording a tape to DVD
Agreed. The surest way for a feature request to become a feature is to write the code. :) I'll try to take a look at the code tonight. Not making any promises, esp as my C++ skills are a bit rusty. Do any of the current developers have any comments about a MythVHS module being added with the purpose of making it as easy as possible to import VHS tapes into Myth? Lane I'm not a developer, but I know a few people personally that would love the addition of this what i invision is a smallish preview window of the video (like in recorded shows) and then the controls start/stop and name the video. inserting into mythvideo would be ideal, but for the pvr-350 folk like myself it would be best to insert it into recorded programs (as to make use the of the hardware 350 decoder) for playback just some ideas --John ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Recording a tape to DVD
On Mon, 06 Dec 2004 10:05:02 -0500, John Kuhn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Chris wrote: > > > > > I'm working on a Christmas project that will have me use my myth box to > >record some old family videos (on VHS tapes) to DVD. I've seen lots of > >messages on the list about recording shows to DVD, but since this is > >coming from a tape (and will be manually started & stopped), it seems > >like my best approach is to use ivtv's test_ioctl to set my PVR250 to > >DVD-compatible settings and then "cat /dev/video > file.mpg" . (I can > >then edit the file in LVE, avidemux, or something similar.) Involving > >myth seems like it would be more complicated than it needs to be, as I > >will require manual control over the recordings and can't take advantage > >of all the other things that Myth can do automatically. > > > > However, I thought I'd first check here to see if anyone had done > >something similar or had any clever ideas on improving my approach. Any > >suggestions are welcome. > > > > > > > >org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > > > > would be really nice if someone could make a module exactly for this. > Myth has all the functionality todo it, just needs a more usefriendly > method. a nice Start/stop switch would be ideal with possibly some > transcoding options.. also giving the process the highest priorty so > myth doesnt try to steal the tuner for another show.. > > I have alot of vhs hi/8 tapes i would love to get into the mythbox Agreed. The surest way for a feature request to become a feature is to write the code. :) I'll try to take a look at the code tonight. Not making any promises, esp as my C++ skills are a bit rusty. Do any of the current developers have any comments about a MythVHS module being added with the purpose of making it as easy as possible to import VHS tapes into Myth? Lane -- "No, we've had no evidence that Saddam Hussein was involved in 9/11." -- George W. Bush, 17 Sept 2003 ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Recording a tape to DVD
Chris wrote: I'm working on a Christmas project that will have me use my myth box to record some old family videos (on VHS tapes) to DVD. I've seen lots of messages on the list about recording shows to DVD, but since this is coming from a tape (and will be manually started & stopped), it seems like my best approach is to use ivtv's test_ioctl to set my PVR250 to DVD-compatible settings and then "cat /dev/video > file.mpg" . (I can then edit the file in LVE, avidemux, or something similar.) Involving myth seems like it would be more complicated than it needs to be, as I will require manual control over the recordings and can't take advantage of all the other things that Myth can do automatically. However, I thought I'd first check here to see if anyone had done something similar or had any clever ideas on improving my approach. Any suggestions are welcome. org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users would be really nice if someone could make a module exactly for this. Myth has all the functionality todo it, just needs a more usefriendly method. a nice Start/stop switch would be ideal with possibly some transcoding options.. also giving the process the highest priorty so myth doesnt try to steal the tuner for another show.. I have alot of vhs hi/8 tapes i would love to get into the mythbox --John ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Recording a tape to DVD
The biggest problem that I've had with doing this is recording
profiles. I suspect I'm still a bit ignorant on how they work, but adding
another set of recording profiles certainly didn't do what I was
expecting. Also, I haven't found how to choose a recording profile in
Manual scheduling, so I have to temporarily make the 'Default' profile
with the settings I want (704x480 @ 4500/6000 right now).
I do exactly the same as you to record VHS. If you want to change the
parameters of the recording (e.g. change the profile), you can first set up
the manual record, then go into "recording priorities" or "fix conflicts" and
edit the options there.
Yes, I figured that out, but it does have a big problem. You
can't let it start recording until you've set the parameters like that.
Basically, it requires you to set a manual recording to start for some
number of minutes in the future (depending on how many "prerecord" seconds
you've got set it setup). Then you'll have to quickly exit and change the
recording parameters before it starts recording. Finally, you'll want to
fire up the tape in a few minutes when it finally does start recording.
Not exactly graceful or accurate.
I think what would be good would be the ability to mimic the
'Record' button of a VCR. I don't think it would be too tough with
facilities already present in MythTV. I'm thinking of something like
pulling up the pseudo-channel in the EPG, and it'll have 'Unknown' (since
there's no listing for your VCR). If you hit 'R' from there, it'll
immediately start recording and pull up a 'Manual Recording Options' to
allow setting the stop time. Simple, crude, and completely reasonable for
manual, unscheduled recordings.
One other question someone might be able to answer along these
lines. This bogus channel I've added ("Channel 99 is a 'CoryAUX' lineup)
is mapped to the Composite4 on my PVR-250. It shows up in the EPG, but I
cannot change channels to it. It would be nice to be able to WatchTV on
the bogus channel as a monitor while queuing up the tape (even though it's
a few seconds' time-shifted). Any thoughts on why it won't let me change
to this channel?
-Cory
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* Cory Papenfuss*
* Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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Re: [mythtv-users] Recording a tape to DVD
Cory Papenfuss wrote: However, I thought I'd first check here to see if anyone had done something similar or had any clever ideas on improving my approach. Any suggestions are welcome. I am in exactly the same situation. I have a suitcase full of family videos, and I plan to convert them to DVD. I have yet to come up with an efficient and elegant method. Ditto here (except I'm trying to record some old 8mm camcorder tapes onto DVD *in time for* christmas!). The problem with just doing a cat /dev/video0 > test.mpg is that you'll have to set everything up manually (not a big deal). The bigger problem is that you'll have to make sure that mythtv doesn't try to use the card while you're recording with it. What I ended up doing is making a fake channel in the channel lineup, and binding it to COMPOSITE in on the card. Although there's no programming information in it, I can schedule a manual recording. If there's 2 hours of footage to tape, I'd set it up to record 2:05 manually, hit play, and go do something else for awhile. The biggest problem that I've had with doing this is recording profiles. I suspect I'm still a bit ignorant on how they work, but adding another set of recording profiles certainly didn't do what I was expecting. Also, I haven't found how to choose a recording profile in Manual scheduling, so I have to temporarily make the 'Default' profile with the settings I want (704x480 @ 4500/6000 right now). I do exactly the same as you to record VHS. If you want to change the parameters of the recording (e.g. change the profile), you can first set up the manual record, then go into "recording priorities" or "fix conflicts" and edit the options there. ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Recording a tape to DVD
However, I thought I'd first check here to see if anyone had done something similar or had any clever ideas on improving my approach. Any suggestions are welcome. I am in exactly the same situation. I have a suitcase full of family videos, and I plan to convert them to DVD. I have yet to come up with an efficient and elegant method. Ditto here (except I'm trying to record some old 8mm camcorder tapes onto DVD *in time for* christmas!). The problem with just doing a cat /dev/video0 > test.mpg is that you'll have to set everything up manually (not a big deal). The bigger problem is that you'll have to make sure that mythtv doesn't try to use the card while you're recording with it. What I ended up doing is making a fake channel in the channel lineup, and binding it to COMPOSITE in on the card. Although there's no programming information in it, I can schedule a manual recording. If there's 2 hours of footage to tape, I'd set it up to record 2:05 manually, hit play, and go do something else for awhile. The biggest problem that I've had with doing this is recording profiles. I suspect I'm still a bit ignorant on how they work, but adding another set of recording profiles certainly didn't do what I was expecting. Also, I haven't found how to choose a recording profile in Manual scheduling, so I have to temporarily make the 'Default' profile with the settings I want (704x480 @ 4500/6000 right now). Certainly not elegant, but it does work, allows mythtv to set up all the settings so I know they're the same for each tape, and it won't collide with any other recordings scheduled. -Cory * * Cory Papenfuss* * Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student * * Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University * * ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
Re: [mythtv-users] Recording a tape to DVD
On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 09:14:54 -0500, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm working on a Christmas project that will have me use my myth box to > record some old family videos (on VHS tapes) to DVD. I've seen lots of > messages on the list about recording shows to DVD, but since this is > coming from a tape (and will be manually started & stopped), it seems > like my best approach is to use ivtv's test_ioctl to set my PVR250 to > DVD-compatible settings and then "cat /dev/video > file.mpg" . (I can > then edit the file in LVE, avidemux, or something similar.) Involving > myth seems like it would be more complicated than it needs to be, as I > will require manual control over the recordings and can't take advantage > of all the other things that Myth can do automatically. > > However, I thought I'd first check here to see if anyone had done > something similar or had any clever ideas on improving my approach. Any > suggestions are welcome. I am in exactly the same situation. I have a suitcase full of family videos, and I plan to convert them to DVD. I have yet to come up with an efficient and elegant method. Please do keep us informed if you come up with a good solution. Lane -- "No, we've had no evidence that Saddam Hussein was involved in 9/11." -- George W. Bush, 17 Sept 2003 ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
[mythtv-users] Recording a tape to DVD
I'm working on a Christmas project that will have me use my myth box to record some old family videos (on VHS tapes) to DVD. I've seen lots of messages on the list about recording shows to DVD, but since this is coming from a tape (and will be manually started & stopped), it seems like my best approach is to use ivtv's test_ioctl to set my PVR250 to DVD-compatible settings and then "cat /dev/video > file.mpg" . (I can then edit the file in LVE, avidemux, or something similar.) Involving myth seems like it would be more complicated than it needs to be, as I will require manual control over the recordings and can't take advantage of all the other things that Myth can do automatically. However, I thought I'd first check here to see if anyone had done something similar or had any clever ideas on improving my approach. Any suggestions are welcome. -- Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Computer Engineer and Geek Fan of video games, anime, and the outdoors MythTV page: http://www.istop.com/~kyanos/ "Diplomacy is the art of telling someone to go to hell and making them happy to be on their way." - Lazarus Long ___ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
