Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 18:23:26 -0800 (PST) From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> To: Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net> Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Recommended hardware and software to capture video stream Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0401221654220.28790-100000@InterJet.elischer.org> In-Reply-To: <6.0.1.1.0.20040121205529.05c64140@209.112.4.2>
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On Wed, 21 Jan 2004, Mike Tancsa wrote: > > 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 > <john@feith.com>, 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 > so, do the winTV cards work? hwo do I know which card will work? and, important to me, what about being able to pull in PAL signals? is ther ea list of supported cards? > > ---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" > >
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