I got it working. This is my new VCR_CMD for anyone out there who cares
(note I'm running an Athlong 1GHz'ish Duron with about 38% CPU usage while
recording).
VCR_CMD = ('/usr/local/bin/mencoder ' + # Change. Absolute path to the
runtime
'-tv on:driver=v4l' + # Input 0 = Comp. V. in
':norm=NTSC' + # Change
':channel=%(channel)s' + # Filled in by Freevo
':chanlist=us-cable' + # Change
':width=320:height=240' + # Change if needed
':buffersize=64' + # 64 Megabyte capture buffer,
change?
' -ovc lavc -lavcopts ' + # Mencoder lavcodec video codec
'vcodec=mpeg4' + # lavcodec mpeg-4
':vbitrate=1100:vhq:vqmax=31' + # Change
lower/higher, bitrate
':keyint=300 ' + # Keyframe every 10 secs,
change?
'-oac mp3lame -lameopts ' + # Use Lame for MP3 encoding
'cbr:br=48 ' + # MP3 const. bitrate, 128 kbit/s
'-sws 1 ' # Force 'divx' ident, better compat.
'-o %(filename)s.avi ') # Filled in by Freevo
Hope this helps someone out there.
--Joe
> I finally got recording working (yay!), but the quality leaves a LOT to be
> desired. The video, although it's relatively smooth, is dark and grainy.
> The audio is pretty screwed up too (doesn't sound well at all). Live TV
> plays like a champ using tvtime so I'm assuming it's something with my
> recording settings.
>
> Here is my current command:
>
> /usr/local/bin/mencoder -tv
> on:driver=v4l:input=0:norm=NTSC:channel=2:chanlist=us-cable:width=320:height=240:outfmt=yv12:device=/dev/video0:adevice=/dev/dsp:audiorate=44100:buffersize=128
> -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vbitrate=1800:keyint=30 -oac mp3lame
> -lameopts br=128:cbr:mode=3 -ffourcc divx -o
> /mnt/movies/Movies/Recorded/08-03_12:30_-_M_A_S_H_Commander_Pierce.avi
>
> Note: the above is the command I have been testing with.
>
> --Joe
>
>
>
> --
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