Hans Verkuil wrote:
> On Saturday 25 August 2007 22:32:39 Marty wrote:
>> Hans Verkuil wrote:
>> > Mail the output, perhaps that will tell me something. Because I
>> > have no idea whatsoever what could be causing the problems you
>> > have.
>>
>> I have a theory based on observation of the problem: Most channels
>> don't contain black, but sports and news broadcast often have narrow
>> strips extending across the image, containing text against a back
>> background.  I think this is being interpreted as horizontal blank
>> period.  As the strip appears or disappears, the problem follows it. 
>> In one case large black box in the center containing text, which
>> caused vertical sync failure, suggesting that it was interpreted as a
>> vertical blank period.
> 
> Do you get the same problem when running:
> 
> mplayer -demuxer rawvideo -rawvideo ntsc:format=hm12 /dev/video32

No change, but the image is compressed to the left two thirds of the frame with 
flashing solid blocks filling the right third.

> 
> (Use the correct device for your card).
> 
> If that works fine, then try running this mplayer command together with 
> a 'cat /dev/video0 >test.mpg' (capturing the MPEG as well from the same 
> card). Then run 'mplayer test.mpg' later to see if that has problems.

No change.

> 
> Does switching the antenna cables between your working card and failing 
> card make a difference?

No change.


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