Steve Adeff wrote: > On Monday 09 January 2006 22:03, N Dugas wrote: > >>Hi all, >> >>I've managed to get my Gentoo box (new Myth box in process of being >>built) to be able to see my DCT-6412. Recently, I recorded a PPV and >>would like to x-fer it to my PC to offload some PVR content (to make >>space for my series recordings). Until now, I've been able to play back >>the content and use test-mpeg2 to record it. With this PPV, I get a 0 >>length file. For fun, I stoped playback of my PPV recording and changed >>channel. The file size started increasing. Is there a way for me to >>tell if my recording is protected and therefore will not play over the >>firewire port? >> >>On the same note, could I record a PPV when I order it with Myth instead >>of on my 6412? >> >>Thanks, >>Norm > > > Have the channel/recording you want to extract playing, Power off, hit select > immediately, go to d11 and see what 5C is set to, only 0 will let you > transfer over firewire to a PC. You might be able to transfer a live PPV > while a recorded one you can't as well... > > You won't be able to take advantage of dual tuner over firewire, as all > firewire does it output what you send to the TV, so your best off with a > single tuner HDTV cablebox and no DVR functionality for Myth use. > I tried the process you mentionned but it only works when I'm using the tuners. When using the PVR, nothing happens when I press select. I'm going to assume that I can't transfer it to my linux box and press on with my myth install.
One thing I've noticed is the same thing that others have reported... inconsistent captures using test-mpeg2. Sometimes it works, somtimes not. Something else to look at but only after I get myth running (most likely tomorrow night I'll have more time to set it up). __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
