[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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