Re: [newbie] xawtv config and recording
On Mon, 27 Jan 2003 14:02:08 -0500 Ronald J. Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sunday 26 January 2003 12:24 pm, Jerry Barton wrote: OK here's the sample command i use for my system (your dev entry may be different, video/audio formats can be changed, etc) streamer -o capture.avi -f mjpeg -O capture.wav -F mono8 -C /dev/sound/dsp -t 5:00 -c /dev/v4l/video0 -r 29.97 this will capture 5 minutes from the last channel xawtv was tuned to HTH Jerry. Hmm, just out of total (admittedly ignorant) curiosity - where does streamer come from? (package?) Thanks! :-) streamer-3.76-5mdk :) It's on the CD's. HTH, -Frans Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] xawtv config and recording
On Wednesday 29 Jan 2003 12:55 pm, Frans Ketelaars wrote: On Mon, 27 Jan 2003 14:02:08 -0500 Ronald J. Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sunday 26 January 2003 12:24 pm, Jerry Barton wrote: OK here's the sample command i use for my system (your dev entry may be different, video/audio formats can be changed, etc) streamer -o capture.avi -f mjpeg -O capture.wav -F mono8 -C /dev/sound/dsp -t 5:00 -c /dev/v4l/video0 -r 29.97 this will capture 5 minutes from the last channel xawtv was tuned to HTH Jerry. Well done Jerry, I typed in exactly what you stated and it started to capture the TV program to the harddrive. Playback was a bit weird coloured in places, but that is an MPlayer problem here, as I tested video on the windblows laptop and it was fine to view/listen to. Anyone want to tell how to get around the limitation of only being able to recording the station xawtv was last tuned in to? Still looking to utilise this machine as a 2nd VCR here as my tv is determined to broadcast 2 of my fav programs on diff channels at the same time when I'm at work ;-) -- magnet Registered Linux User: 281659 Registered machines: 163839,163840,163841,163842,163843,163844 6xAthlon 1.2GHz all running some flavour of Mandrake. My home is over-run with penguins that like a warm environment! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] xawtv config and recording
Ek 1 minute of capture created a 25mb file! LOL Next question has to be how to recode this to another format that is substancially smaller :)) On Wednesday 29 Jan 2003 3:46 pm, magnet wrote: On Wednesday 29 Jan 2003 12:55 pm, Frans Ketelaars wrote: On Mon, 27 Jan 2003 14:02:08 -0500 Ronald J. Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sunday 26 January 2003 12:24 pm, Jerry Barton wrote: OK here's the sample command i use for my system (your dev entry may be different, video/audio formats can be changed, etc) streamer -o capture.avi -f mjpeg -O capture.wav -F mono8 -C /dev/sound/dsp -t 5:00 -c /dev/v4l/video0 -r 29.97 this will capture 5 minutes from the last channel xawtv was tuned to HTH Jerry. Well done Jerry, I typed in exactly what you stated and it started to capture the TV program to the harddrive. Playback was a bit weird coloured in places, but that is an MPlayer problem here, as I tested video on the windblows laptop and it was fine to view/listen to. Anyone want to tell how to get around the limitation of only being able to recording the station xawtv was last tuned in to? Still looking to utilise this machine as a 2nd VCR here as my tv is determined to broadcast 2 of my fav programs on diff channels at the same time when I'm at work ;-) -- magnet Registered Linux User: 281659 Registered machines: 163839,163840,163841,163842,163843,163844 6xAthlon 1.2GHz all running some flavour of Mandrake. My home is over-run with penguins that like a warm environment! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] xawtv config and recording
On Wed, 29 Jan 2003 15:52:14 + magnet [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ek 1 minute of capture created a 25mb file! LOL Next question has to be how to recode this to another format that is substancially smaller :)) You can change the format that streamer records with from man streamer: EXAMPLES streamer -o foobar.jpeg write a single jpeg file. streamer -o quicktime.mov -f yuv2 -F stereo -r 12 -t 120 record a short quicktime movie (120 frames / 12 fps = 10 sec- onds). also see streamer --help for more info :-) Jerry -- _||_ (o_ //\ V_/_ Registered Linux User #300600 Registered Linux Machine #185855 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] xawtv config and recording
On Tuesday 28 Jan 2003 5:00 pm, Jerry Barton wrote: On Wed, 29 Jan 2003 15:52:14 + magnet [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ek 1 minute of capture created a 25mb file! LOL Next question has to be how to recode this to another format that is substancially smaller :)) You can change the format that streamer records with from man streamer: EXAMPLES streamer -o foobar.jpeg write a single jpeg file. streamer -o quicktime.mov -f yuv2 -F stereo -r 12 -t 120 record a short quicktime movie (120 frames / 12 fps = 10 sec- onds). also see streamer --help for more info :-) Jerry *shudder*... quicktime. something about that format I don't like. Yeap. looks like I'll have to suffer the massive file sizes for now and play around with the various settings and options later. Good job this LAN has 6 hhd's to store to. 8-) When I viewed the test file I made I noticed it hadn't set any key frames so skipping through it back and forth wasn't very fast or easy. Not an option from the command line for such a feature? It's not a great problem coz should I wish to keep anything I can always set key-frame rate after editing the [oh-so-annoying] adverts out and then recode to say, DivX format. Cheers for the help Jerry, Very clear and concise. -- magnet Registered Linux User: 281659 Registered machines: 163839,163840,163841,163842,163843,163844 6xAthlon 1.2GHz all running some flavour of Mandrake. My home is over-run with penguins that like a warm environment! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] xawtv config and recording
On Wednesday 29 January 2003 07:55 am, Frans Ketelaars wrote: Hmm, just out of total (admittedly ignorant) curiosity - where does streamer come from? (package?) Thanks! :-) streamer-3.76-5mdk :) It's on the CD's. HTH, -Frans Thanks Frans! :-) -- /\ Dark Lord \/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] xawtv config and recording
On Tuesday 28 Jan 2003 10:05 pm, magnet wrote: On Tuesday 28 Jan 2003 6:05 am, Ronald J. Hall wrote: On Sunday 26 January 2003 08:13 pm, Jerry Barton wrote: It's part of the xawtv package. :D Jerry Odd, I've got the stock XawTV here, with v9.0 and if I type in that command you posted I get an error telling me that streamer can't be found. Is it something separate from XawTV that has to be installed? Thanks. Yeap, same here. command streamer is not found as user or root and mine is stock V9.0 install also. tv card is win-tv Go and gfx card is a juicy gforce Ti 4400 :))) streamer needs a separate rpm streamer-3.76-5mdk -- L.V.Gandhi 203, Soundaryalahari Apartments, Lawsons Bay colony, Visakhapatnam, 530017 MECON, 5th Floor, RTC Complex, Visakhapatnam AP 530020 INDIA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] xawtv config and recording
On Tuesday 28 Jan 2003 6:05 am, Ronald J. Hall wrote: On Sunday 26 January 2003 08:13 pm, Jerry Barton wrote: It's part of the xawtv package. :D Jerry Odd, I've got the stock XawTV here, with v9.0 and if I type in that command you posted I get an error telling me that streamer can't be found. Is it something separate from XawTV that has to be installed? Thanks. Yeap, same here. command streamer is not found as user or root and mine is stock V9.0 install also. tv card is win-tv Go and gfx card is a juicy gforce Ti 4400 :))) -- magnet Registered Linux User: 281659 Registered machines: 163839,163840,163841,163842,163843,163844 6xAthlon 1.2GHz all running some flavour of Mandrake. My home is over-run with penguins that like a warm environment! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] xawtv config and recording
On Tue, 28 Jan 2003 16:35:11 + magnet [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: SNIP Yeap, same here. command streamer is not found as user or root and mine is stock V9.0 install also. tv card is win-tv Go and gfx card is a juicy gforce Ti 4400 :))) -- magnet SNIP I built mine from source. If you're going to use the latest (3.7.8) you'll need to upgrade your glibc (takes a lot but i got mine upgraded) but 3.7.2 will work just fine on 9.0 as it is. HTH Jerry -- _||_ (o_ //\ V_/_ Registered Linux User #300600 Registered Linux Machine #185855 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] xawtv config and recording
I posted on this not too long ago... it's in the archives in December basically what you need to do is: use xawtv to tune to the channel you want to record, close xawtv, then use the streamer command (see man streamer) to record. (I have my tv cable hooked to my computer and a television sitting next to the desk so i can monitor recording there.) I'll see if i can dig up the command I used and post it for you. I could not find a way to use the xawtv gui to record with. SNIP When I open the recording window and try to click record I get grabbing: not supported Any pointers on what I should look at next getting the v4l part to compile without error? -- magnet SNIP Jerry. -- _||_ (o_ //\ V_/_ Registered Linux User #300600 Registered Linux Machine #185855 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] xawtv config and recording
on xawtv, right click for the menu, at the bottom there is a setting for capture, the choices on mine are overlay grabdisplay or off. and I am pretty sure it has to do with your video cards capabilities as well as the software installed. On Sunday 26 January 2003 12:15 pm, Jerry Barton wrote: I posted on this not too long ago... it's in the archives in December basically what you need to do is: use xawtv to tune to the channel you want to record, close xawtv, then use the streamer command (see man streamer) to record. (I have my tv cable hooked to my computer and a television sitting next to the desk so i can monitor recording there.) I'll see if i can dig up the command I used and post it for you. I could not find a way to use the xawtv gui to record with. SNIP When I open the recording window and try to click record I get grabbing: not supported Any pointers on what I should look at next getting the v4l part to compile without error? -- magnet SNIP Jerry. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] xawtv config and recording
OK here's the sample command i use for my system (your dev entry may be different, video/audio formats can be changed, etc) streamer -o capture.avi -f mjpeg -O capture.wav -F mono8 -C /dev/sound/dsp -t 5:00 -c /dev/v4l/video0 -r 29.97 this will capture 5 minutes from the last channel xawtv was tuned to HTH Jerry. -- _||_ (o_ //\ V_/_ Registered Linux User #300600 Registered Linux Machine #185855 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] xawtv config and recording
On Mon, 27 Jan 2003 12:19:42 -0500 et [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on xawtv, right click for the menu, at the bottom there is a setting for capture, the choices on mine are overlay grabdisplay or off. and I am pretty sure it has to do with your video cards capabilities as well as the software installed. SNIP et, you know, i hadn't tried changing that before. H let's go see :) (the only one that will display is overlay) I tried changing to grabdisplay and off both on mine but still got grabbing: not supported Even when using the streamer command i put in previously in the thread, if xawtv (or zapping, or motv, etc...) was running it would give me a device busy error. I'm sure it has to do with the hardware capabilities / compatibility. Thought it odd though that back when i still had windows on here i could watch and record at the same time but under linux i have to stop watching to record. v4l seems to be a tricky thing LOL. (I can't even get kwinTV to see my card, for example) So I'll offer up what worked for me. thanks for the suggestion! ;-) Jerry. -- _||_ (o_ //\ V_/_ Registered Linux User #300600 Registered Linux Machine #185855 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] xawtv config and recording
On Sunday 26 January 2003 12:55 pm, Jerry Barton wrote: On Mon, 27 Jan 2003 12:19:42 -0500 et [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: on xawtv, right click for the menu, at the bottom there is a setting for capture, the choices on mine are overlay grabdisplay or off. and I am pretty sure it has to do with your video cards capabilities as well as the software installed. SNIP et, you know, i hadn't tried changing that before. H let's go see :) (the only one that will display is overlay) I tried changing to grabdisplay and off both on mine but still got grabbing: not supported Even when using the streamer command i put in previously in the thread, if xawtv (or zapping, or motv, etc...) was running it would give me a device busy error. I'm sure it has to do with the hardware capabilities / compatibility. Thought it odd though that back when i still had windows on here i could watch and record at the same time but under linux i have to stop watching to record. v4l seems to be a tricky thing LOL. (I can't even get kwinTV to see my card, for example) So I'll offer up what worked for me. thanks for the suggestion! ;-) Jerry. what video card are you useing? and if NVidia, are you useing the nv (opensource) or the NVidiadrivers,and which ones? Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] xawtv config and recording
SNIP what video card are you useing? and if NVidia, are you useing the nv (opensource) or the NVidiadrivers,and which ones? it's an ATI TV Wonder VE Jerry. -- _||_ (o_ //\ V_/_ Registered Linux User #300600 Registered Linux Machine #185855 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] xawtv config and recording
On Sunday 26 January 2003 12:24 pm, Jerry Barton wrote: OK here's the sample command i use for my system (your dev entry may be different, video/audio formats can be changed, etc) streamer -o capture.avi -f mjpeg -O capture.wav -F mono8 -C /dev/sound/dsp -t 5:00 -c /dev/v4l/video0 -r 29.97 this will capture 5 minutes from the last channel xawtv was tuned to HTH Jerry. Hmm, just out of total (admittedly ignorant) curiosity - where does streamer come from? (package?) Thanks! :-) -- /\ Dark Lord \/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] xawtv config and recording
SNIP Hmm, just out of total (admittedly ignorant) curiosity - where does streamer come from? (package?) Thanks! :-) -- /\ Dark Lord \/ It's part of the xawtv package. :D Jerry -- _||_ (o_ //\ V_/_ Registered Linux User #300600 Registered Linux Machine #185855 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] xawtv config and recording
On Sunday 26 January 2003 08:13 pm, Jerry Barton wrote: It's part of the xawtv package. :D Jerry Odd, I've got the stock XawTV here, with v9.0 and if I type in that command you posted I get an error telling me that streamer can't be found. Is it something separate from XawTV that has to be installed? Thanks. -- /\ Dark Lord \/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] xawtv config and recording
Hi all, just installed xawtv on my system running mandrake 9 with a win-tv go card installed. Picture quality and sound is fine, could be improved with a better signal though, but I need a good reference website or manual to suss out how to configure it better to get recording to harddrive working and possibly scripts to allow this machine to become a virtual VCR. -- magnet Registered Linux User: 281659 Registered machines: 163839,163840,163841,163842,163843,163844 6xAthlon 1.2GHz all running some flavour of Mandrake. My home is over-run with penguins that like a warm environment! Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] xawtv config and recording
On Sun, 2003-01-26 at 06:03, magnet wrote: Hi all, just installed xawtv on my system running mandrake 9 with a win-tv go card installed. Picture quality and sound is fine, could be improved with a better signal though, but I need a good reference website or manual to suss out how to configure it better to get recording to harddrive working and possibly scripts to allow this machine to become a virtual VCR. Is it safe to assume that you've already been to the XAWTV homepage? Or try: http://www.linuxtv.org/ -- Sun, 26 Jan 2003 11:40:00 +1100 11:40am up 9 days, 21:23, 4 users, load average: 0.13, 0.07, 0.08 -- |____ | kuhn media australia| | / ,, /| |'-. | http://kma.0catch.com | | .\__/ || | | |=| | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | stephen kuhn| | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | |/ ._/ || | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | |'. `\ | | |icq: 5483808 | | ;/ / | | | | | smk ) /_/| |.---.| | mobile: 0410-728-389| | ' `-`' | Berkeley, New South Wales, AU | -- linux user:267497 * RH 8.0 * PC/Mac/Linux/Networking/Consulting -- Some scholars are like donkeys, they merely carry a lot of books. -- Folk saying Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
