From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 21 17:58:46 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 49D7216A4CE for ; Wed, 21 Jan 2004 17:58:46 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp3.sentex.ca (smtp3.sentex.ca [64.7.153.18]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F3D643D39 for ; Wed, 21 Jan 2004 17:58:44 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from lava.sentex.ca (pyroxene.sentex.ca [199.212.134.18]) by smtp3.sentex.ca (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i0M1wbUE027796; Wed, 21 Jan 2004 20:58:37 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from simian.sentex.net (simeon.sentex.ca [192.168.43.27]) by lava.sentex.ca (8.12.9p2/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i0M1wdNq083550; Wed, 21 Jan 2004 20:58:40 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Message-Id: <6.0.1.1.0.20040121205529.05c64140@209.112.4.2> X-Sender: mdtpop@209.112.4.2 (Unverified) X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.1.1 Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 20:57:49 -0500 To: Julian Elischer From: Mike Tancsa In-Reply-To: References: <20040122004013.GW74366@funkthat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Recommended hardware and software to capture video stream X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 01:58:46 -0000 I have been using the Hauppage WinPVR 350 on my home server/firewall. With a slightly modified driver that was originally posted by John Wehle , I regular record programs and it works great. The is no video out yet, but thats not a big deal for me as I watch it on my windows laptop ---Mike At 08:32 PM 21/01/2004, Julian Elischer wrote: >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" > > > >_______________________________________________ >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"