Re: RCA Cable to USB Video input device
On 12/30/19 9:31 AM, Christian Seiler wrote: Hi there, Am 2019-12-14 07:45, schrieb Marc Shapiro: I want to copy some videos from VCR and DVD to my computer for editing (simple stuff, like removing commercials). I found this device on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Converter-Capture-Support-Android/dp/B06X42H9VZ/ref=sr_1_3?m=A3ENZ260X3A00C=ATVPDKIKX0DER=1576302348=merchant-items=1-3=1 It says in the title that it works on Linux, and at least one of the reviews says it works on Debian. From the listing you posted the device you have appears to have a UTV007 chipset, and you can find some documentation on how to make that work on Linux here: https://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Easycap#Making_it_work_4 I found that site, too. That is what gives me hope that the device will work. Thanks.
Re: RCA Cable to USB Video input device
On Mon, 30 Dec 2019 18:31:57 +0100 Christian Seiler wrote: > the main problem we ran > into were that different chips are sold in the same format - so > just from looking at it from the outside it is unclear what > chip is actually used there. There appears to be Linux support > for some of the common chips used in this kind of device, but > there's no guarantee. You may be able to tell that with lsusb. Before you plug it in, run lsusb. Then plug it in, and run lsusb. The difference in the two runs will make it easy to spot the new device. Then run lsusb with the -s option to specify the device, and -v to get more information. That may tell you far more about the device than you wanted to know. You may find the file /var/lib/usbutils/usb.ids (in the package usb.ids) useful. -- Does anybody read signatures any more? https://charlescurley.com https://charlescurley.com/blog/
Re: RCA Cable to USB Video input device
Hi there, Am 2019-12-14 07:45, schrieb Marc Shapiro: I want to copy some videos from VCR and DVD to my computer for editing (simple stuff, like removing commercials). I found this device on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Converter-Capture-Support-Android/dp/B06X42H9VZ/ref=sr_1_3?m=A3ENZ260X3A00C=ATVPDKIKX0DER=1576302348=merchant-items=1-3=1 It says in the title that it works on Linux, and at least one of the reviews says it works on Debian. My father has one that looks just like it. I don't really know whether it works on Linux (because my father uses Windows), but when he upgraded his Laptop to Windows 10, he asked me to help him find drivers for this thing, and the main problem we ran into were that different chips are sold in the same format - so just from looking at it from the outside it is unclear what chip is actually used there. There appears to be Linux support for some of the common chips used in this kind of device, but there's no guarantee. From the listing you posted the device you have appears to have a UTV007 chipset, and you can find some documentation on how to make that work on Linux here: https://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Easycap#Making_it_work_4 As for recording software: after searching for quite a while, the best software I was able to recommend to my father was OBS studio to make recording very easy to use (though it requires some setup) - it technically isn't what OBS was designed to do, but you can use it for that purpose nonetheless. As for editing, you might want to take a look at kdenlive or avidemux. I don't have much experience myself with this though, so YMMV here. Hope that helps! Regards, Christian
RCA Cable to USB Video input device
I want to copy some videos from VCR and DVD to my computer for editing (simple stuff, like removing commercials). I found this device on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Converter-Capture-Support-Android/dp/B06X42H9VZ/ref=sr_1_3?m=A3ENZ260X3A00C=ATVPDKIKX0DER=1576302348=merchant-items=1-3=1 It says in the title that it works on Linux, and at least one of the reviews says it works on Debian. There seem to be a lot of sellers with what looks like this exact same device. Does anyone know anything about this device, or other, similar devices. Is it likely to require specialized drivers, or would generic drivers be able to access it? Any suggestions on editing software would also be appreciated. I have done simple audio editing before, but not video. Would the editing software read the data directly from the USB port, or would I need to access the port with other software/commands. I don't mind using the command line to access the port and save the file, if necessary. Marc
