On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 09:14:54 -0500, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm working on a Christmas project that will have me use my myth box to > record some old family videos (on VHS tapes) to DVD. I've seen lots of > messages on the list about recording shows to DVD, but since this is > coming from a tape (and will be manually started & stopped), it seems > like my best approach is to use ivtv's test_ioctl to set my PVR250 to > DVD-compatible settings and then "cat /dev/video > file.mpg" . (I can > then edit the file in LVE, avidemux, or something similar.) Involving > myth seems like it would be more complicated than it needs to be, as I > will require manual control over the recordings and can't take advantage > of all the other things that Myth can do automatically. > > However, I thought I'd first check here to see if anyone had done > something similar or had any clever ideas on improving my approach. Any > suggestions are welcome.
I am in exactly the same situation. I have a suitcase full of family videos, and I plan to convert them to DVD. I have yet to come up with an efficient and elegant method. Please do keep us informed if you come up with a good solution. Lane -- "No, we've had no evidence that Saddam Hussein was involved in 9/11." -- George W. Bush, 17 Sept 2003
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