Uwe Thiem <uwix <at> iway.na> writes: > how would I be able to record video *and* audio from the TV card > into an MPEG2 file?
Hello Uwe, In my experienes, you need to build a 'mixing studio' or at least a very simple A/V mixing system. There are too many A/V tools to use. I'd first look at the MoBo book and see what onboard hardware you have plus 'lspci' -v and 'lshw'. Using the core mobo chips is usually the most straightforward. Also look at what sound cards you have. Then 'eix <keyword>' using mixer, audio, jack, alsa etc to discover the various packages and try them out. Also use google to search for <keywords> + <audio chips> where audio chips are the actual chips you find on your hardware. 'kmix' is a quick and simple mixer that often provides control over the various audio chips. You'll also have to rebuild your kernel many times to find the right combo of drivers to compile in and/or load as modules. Often the various audio chip drivers conflict at the kernel, udev or application level. There is no 'silver bullet' to build a mixer/mux for A/V, in my experience. It all depends on what you need. Moving over old movies, one of your greatest challenges will be keeping the audio and video synchronized over the duration of the recorded stream. hth, James -- [email protected] mailing list
