[olug] Video Capturing Questions

[Joseph Gulizia]

Well... changed input device to a Dazzle (100?) and got video through VLC
Capture Device and Convert.  Came out as Black and White signal.  Starting
to read the VLC manual / help.

Using RCA inputs for video, Left and right audio (Dazzle's inputs).  Have
access to another usb/coax dongle....will be testing that tomorrow.

Any thoughts/recommendations?

Joe

On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 1:45 PM, Charles Bird <cbird.omaha at gmail.com> wrote:

> Assuming ASI input?
> Contact me on g+.
>
> On Apr 25, 2012 12:55 PM, "Joseph Gulizia" <joseph.gulizia at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hello OLUG Brain Trust:
> >
> > Does anyone know of a USB Video Capture Dongle that works easily with
> > mythbuntu and / or VLC to capture broadcast video.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> > More information:
> >
> > I have a work project where I'm trying to set-up a computer to capture
> > video recordings from Terrestrial antennas and satellite receiver boxes.
> >
> > Requirements:
> >
> > Due Friday
> > $300 or less total cost
> > Capture in MP-4 H.264 at DVD Quality or better under 2 GB
> > adjustable key frame settings
> > FTP connection to send files from overseas locations
> > Original signals may be .PAL or NTSC or SECAM formats.
> >
> > I have MythBuntu 11.10 installed on a FoxConn Nettop box Model nT-435H
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856119051&Tpk=foxconn%20nt435H
> >
> > 160 GB Internal Hard Drive and 2 GB RAM
> >
> > Using this thread I found a USB dongle that "supposedly" works with
> > linux......
> >
> > http://easycap.blogspot.com/
> >
> > Got the dongle.....found out that the dongle I have is #5 on the list....
> >
> > http://easycap.blogspot.com/p/devices.html
> >
> > which uses a somagic chip
> >
> > Here's where problems begin......
> >
> > Recognizes device using lsusb as
> >
> > Bus 001 Device 004: ID 1c88:0007 Somagic, Inc.
> >
> > Found some answers at
> >
> > https://github.com/bonybrown/easycap-somagic-linux
> >
> >
> > Copied files listed but having issues:
> >
> > Do I need ALL of them including logs?
> >
> > Requires:
> > libusb AND libusb-1.0
> > mplayer can be used to decode and display the UYVY frames (see below)
> >
> > Compilation:
> > gcc init1.c -o init1 -lusb
> > gcc init2.c -o init2 -lusb
> > gcc capture.c -o capture -lusb-1.0
> >
> > Usage:
> > * insert EasyCap device
> > * sudo ./init1 1c88 0007
> > * sudo ./init2 1c88 003c
> > * sudo ./capture 1c88 003c  | mplayer -  -demuxer rawvideo -rawvideo
> > "w=720:h=576:format=uyvy:fps=25"
> > You should now be able to see the captured video.
> > Note: init1 and init2 only need to executed once per device power-up.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Also doesn't appear to record sound.....only works in PAL tv format, etc.
> >
> >
> > What I've typed so far:
> >
> > mythbuntu at mythbuntu-nT435-nT535:~$ sudo apt-get install gcc
> > [sudo] password for mythbuntu:
> > Reading package lists... Done
> > Building dependency tree
> > Reading state information... Done
> > gcc is already the newest version.
> > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded.
> >
> > mythbuntu at mythbuntu-nT435-nT535:~$ gcc init1.c -o init1 -lusb
> > gcc: error: init1.c: No such file or directory
> >
> > mythbuntu at mythbuntu-nT435-nT535:~$ sudo apt-get install libusb
> > Reading package lists... Done
> > Building dependency tree
> > Reading state information... Done
> > E: Unable to locate package libusb
> >
> > mythbuntu at mythbuntu-nT435-nT535:~$ sudo apt-get install libusb-1.0
> > Reading package lists... Done
> > Building dependency tree
> > Reading state information... Done
> > Note, selecting 'libusb-1.0-0' for regex 'libusb-1.0'
> > Note, selecting 'libusb-1.0-0-dev' for regex 'libusb-1.0'
> > libusb-1.0-0 is already the newest version.
> > The following NEW packages will be installed:
> >  libusb-1.0-0-dev
> > 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded.
> > Need to get 144 kB of archives.
> > After this operation, 995 kB of additional disk space will be used.
> > Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
> > Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main libusb-1.0-0-dev
> > i386 2:1.0.8-4 [144 kB]
> > Fetched 144 kB in 17s (8,285 B/s)
> >
> > Selecting previously deselected package libusb-1.0-0-dev.
> > (Reading database ... 129002 files and directories currently installed.)
> > Unpacking libusb-1.0-0-dev (from
> .../libusb-1.0-0-dev_2%3a1.0.8-4_i386.deb)
> > ...
> > Setting up libusb-1.0-0-dev (2:1.0.8-4) ...
> >
> >
> > Need dmesg or tall?
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