Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:02:24 -0700 From: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> To: Joshua Isom <jrisom@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: oops, now: bsd question: how to record a tv stream? Message-ID: <20120313200224.GA10311@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <4F5D1094.2080504@gmail.com> References: <20120311202816.GA7754@thought.org> <4F5D1094.2080504@gmail.com>
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On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 03:52:36PM -0500, Joshua Isom wrote: > Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2012 15:52:36 -0500 > From: Joshua Isom <jrisom@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: oops, now: bsd question: how to record a tv stream? > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > On 3/11/2012 3:28 PM, Gary Kline wrote: > >guys, > > > >i made the mistake that conrad did when replying. i could make e > >excuse liked only getting five hours sleep, etc, bujt i wont. > > > >here us a FBSD qauestion.... how can i capture any tv stream---or > >radio stream for later replay? or is that illegal, too? > > > >gray > > > > > > > > For capturing, I believe linux is your best bet. I had tried using > the bktr driver, but I couldn't get it to work properly with the > card I had. It could work somewhat from what I remember. The card > was my brother's and he used it under linux, but he upgraded to a > better one. > > Legality should be the same as a VCR/DVR, personal use only and > don't redistribute. if it means buying a card, then, nope. i assumed that the bits were streaming thu my cable to firefox and that thedre was some program that could collecte these data and stash them in, say , /tmp. i'm using linux as a desktop, and FBSD as my server. maybed i'll find where pbs has these films stashed ... or maybe they were only for "pledge week" gary ps:: fwiw, that capmbell stuff was about half of the original. i've got all 6 hours of audio, tho. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix Voice By Computer (for Universal Access): http:/www.thought.org/vbc The 8.57a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org Twenty-five years of service to the Unix community.
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