[luau] Dazzle in Linux

MonMotha monmotha at indy.rr.com
Tue Apr 23 15:02:14 PDT 2002


My WinTV card has an NTSC analog RCA input that the linux driver sees as 
a separate input.  I don't know if it actually modulates to RF then 
digitizes, but I would hope not (why would it?).

--MonMotha

whenever wrote:
> Yes, those two cards has RCA for NTSC input, I don't know much about WinTV 
> card, looks like WinTV card have to go to a process of RF demodulation where 
> your video have to RF modulated to channel 3/4 for it's input.  Here's the 
> different of the two, using NTSC input: NTSC = 0-4.5Mhz @ 1 volt peek to 
> peek, you need an audio card for audio capturing. RF card, don't know if it 
> still need to use the audio card, but with the extra stages, noise might be 
> added during the modulation(Video used AM and Audio used FM) and demodulation 
> process.  In another term, either you have the video out and audio out of 
> your VCR connected directly to the TV, much cleaner signal, or connected with 
> RF cable using channel 3 on your TV to watch the video from your VCR.  
> Make your pick.
> 
> On Monday 22 April 2002 08:59 pm, you wrote:
> 
>>So the Dazzle has problems eh? cool, thanks for the info..the cards that
>>you recommended have RCA inputs?Do you know how these cards compare to the
>>WinTV one by any chance?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Rodney
>>
>>
>>>Don't get the Dazzle, it has alot of problems and not sure if it works
>>>with  Linux, get the LML33 or a cheaper card from Pinnacle - DC10Plus.
>>>LML33 can do  720x480(dvd), DC10Plus can do 640x480.  Since video tape
>>>is a little lower  then 382x288, you can't tell the difference with
>>>DC10Plus @ 320x240, you can  also push the edited video back to your
>>>video tape.  What ever you are  picking up, make sure they are using
>>>zoran chipset,  zr36067/saa7110/adv7175,  becasue it has Video4Linux
>>>support, I have done video capture with lavrec or  with MainActor, you
>>>can watch the video with xawtv also.  If you want to know  how to make
>>>your video into (S)VCD that can play on your DVD player, I can  show
>>>you the process, it's not that hard.
>>>
>>>check this out first.
>>>http://www.cicese.mx/~mirsev/Linux/DC10plus/
>>>
>>>hope that helps
>>>btw, I have a DC10Plus for a few years, been working fine.
>>>
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