Re: [gentoo-user] How about ieee 1394 was:USB TV / Video capture devices

2006-03-24 Thread Joseph
On Sat, 2006-03-25 at 01:05 +1200, Nick Rout wrote: > On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 19:49:40 -0700 > Joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Fri, 2006-03-24 at 14:40 +1200, Nick Rout wrote: > > > I am unclear what you mean here. what is a "Analog to Digital S-VHS > > > converter." I suspect it has RCA an

Re: [gentoo-user] How about ieee 1394 was:USB TV / Video capture devices

2006-03-24 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 01:05:01 +1200, Nick Rout wrote: > analog to dv is an expensive device, but some digital video cameras > have an analog rca input and you can convert old analog stuff to dv by > passing it through the camera. I am not sure if you have to record it > on to digital video tape fir

Re: [gentoo-user] How about ieee 1394 was:USB TV / Video capture devices

2006-03-24 Thread Nick Rout
On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 19:49:40 -0700 Joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 2006-03-24 at 14:40 +1200, Nick Rout wrote: > > I am unclear what you mean here. what is a "Analog to Digital S-VHS > > converter." I suspect it has RCA analog video in, but what comes out? > > is > > it DV (like a DV c

Re: [gentoo-user] How about ieee 1394 was:USB TV / Video capture devices

2006-03-23 Thread Joseph
On Fri, 2006-03-24 at 14:40 +1200, Nick Rout wrote: > I am unclear what you mean here. what is a "Analog to Digital S-VHS > converter." I suspect it has RCA analog video in, but what comes out? > is > it DV (like a DV camera format)? > > If so I suspect you will ned up with a DV format file on you

Re: [gentoo-user] How about ieee 1394 was:USB TV / Video capture devices

2006-03-23 Thread Nick Rout
On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 18:10:14 -0700 Joseph wrote: > I have a ieee-1394 card and "Kino" application supports ieee-1394. > I have as well Analog to Digital S-VHS converter. > > But is it possible to have a cable from S-VHS to FireWire 4 or 6pin; to > connect it to ieee-1394 card? I am unclear wha

Re: [gentoo-user] How about ieee 1394 was:USB TV / Video capture devices

2006-03-23 Thread Joseph
On Fri, 2006-03-24 at 09:40 +1200, Nick Rout wrote: > On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 12:22:00 -0700 > Joseph wrote: > > > Are there any USB type TV / Video capture devices that works with Linux? > > > > -- > > #Joseph > > >From the mythtv docs: > > "USB Capture Devices. > > The Plextor ConvertX PVR devi