Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 17:32:40 -0800 (PST) From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> To: John-Mark Gurney <gurney_j@efn.org> Cc: Bill Stokes <bstokes@lists.troopeight.org> Subject: Re: Recommended hardware and software to capture video stream Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0401211729250.14835-100000@InterJet.elischer.org> In-Reply-To: <20040122004013.GW74366@funkthat.com>
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This echoes my own question which is that I'm tempted to try make a FreeBSD 'tivo' (DVR?) but haven't been following developments in the field.. WHat cards can be used and how does one go about outputing standard TV-like video? julian On Wed, 21 Jan 2004, John-Mark Gurney wrote: > Bill Stokes wrote this message on Wed, Jan 21, 2004 at 17:24 -0500: > > I have been asked to build a video capture system for a friend. He'd like > > a FreeBSD system with svideo input. I'm to grab a video stream from > > the svideo input and write an mpeg. My stream will vary from 30 minutes > > to two hours in length. I believe the source will run at 30 frames per > > second. He would like to input a filename for output and the number > > of minutes to capture data. Can anyone recommend a video card > > and the software required for data capture? > > Do you want MPEG-1 or MPEG-2? If you just want MPEG-1 (320x240 or there > abouts), then a standard Bt848 card would work. If you want MPEG-2, > there in a PVR-250+ that should do what you want. The driver isn't > integrated into FreeBSD but was posted to this list recently. does it need a sponsor for commit? > > -- > John-Mark Gurney Voice: +1 415 225 5579 > > "All that I will do, has been done, All that I have, has not." > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-multimedia > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-multimedia-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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