Hough!
If I use the dvb plugin, I will loose the viewing part, because mplayer will
be called with option dvb:// ? Isn't it?
I need some more explaination about that?
Regards,
Pirlouwi.
2007/10/4, Duncan Webb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> Pirlouwi wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > I would like to build a VCR_CMD string for using with an HVR-1300.
> > I want to record analog channels, using the hardware encoder of the
> > HVR-1300.
> >
> > If I do a cat /dev/video1 > test.mpg, I do get a valid mpeg file, so my
> > question is: what VCR_CMD command should I use inside freevo to record
> > the hardware-encoded mpeg2 stream, knowing that:
> > - i want to keep the ability to stop a recording after a defined time
> > - i don't want to transcode the mpeg stream in any way, just save it to
> disk
> >
> > It should be a little like the following, but I am a little bit lost
> > with all those mencoder switches
> > # VCR_CMD = (CONF.mencoder + ' ' +
> > # 'tv:// ' + # New mplayer requires
> this.
> > # '-tv driver=%s:input=%d' % (TV_DRIVER, TV_INPUT) +
> > # ':norm=%s' % CONF.tv +
> > # ':channel=%(channel)s' + # Filled in by Freevo
> > # ':chanlist=%s' % CONF.chanlist +
> > # ':width=%d:height=%d' % (TV_REC_SIZE[0], TV_REC_SIZE[1]) +
> > # ':outfmt=%s' % TV_REC_OUTFMT +
> > # ':device=%s' % TV_DEVICE +
> > # VCR_AUDIO + # set above
> > # ' -ovc lavc -lavcopts ' + # Mencoder lavcodec video
> > codec
> > # 'vcodec=mpeg4' + # lavcodec mpeg-4
> > # ':vbitrate=1200:' + # Change lower/higher,
> bitrate
> > # 'keyint=30 ' + # Keyframe every 10 secs,
> > change?
> > # '-oac mp3lame -lameopts ' + # Use Lame for MP3
> > encoding, must be enabled in mencoder!
> > # 'br=128:cbr:mode=3 ' + # MP3 const. bitrate, 128
> > kbit/s
> > # '-ffourcc divx ' + # Force 'divx' ident,
> > better compat.
> > # '-endpos %(seconds)s ' + # only mencoder uses this
> > so do it here.
> > # '-o %(filename)s') # Filled in by Freevo
> >
> >
> > I though using mplayer instead of mencoder, because mplayer has a lovely
> > "save-stream-to-file" feature, but problem is that I then cannot program
> > the end of the record (%(seconds)).
> > Any help is welcome.
> >
> > PS: the best for me would be to use the ivtv plugin, but unfortunatelly,
> > my HVR board seems to not be supported by the ivtv driver. I will not
> > get live pause with the normal method, but it is a first integration
> > step. In a next effort, I will try to adapt the ivtv plugin for my HVR.
>
>
> I think that you will need to use the copy stream commands of mencoder,
> rather than trying to re-encode the video and audio. You should first
> try using mencoder or mplayer from the command line to get the arguments
> correct.
>
> Another choice may be to use a DVB plug-in, see the wiki for details,
> and treat the cards a a DVB device.
>
> HTH
> Duncan
>
>
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