[aklug] Re: Video Capture Software

On Friday 13 March 2009, jonr@destar.net wrote:
> Quoting "Greg Madden" <gomadtroll@acsalaska.net>:
> > On Thursday 12 March 2009, James Tweet wrote:
> >> Does anyone know of a good video capture software?
> >> I'm running Ubuntu 8.10.
> >
> > I tried and failed :-) to capture VHS to a Haupauge 250 card using
> > composite video. I was looking for a gui app to 'just do it", tried
> > Mythtv..way to complicated for capture.
>
> I have used MythTV to capture lots of old VHS tapes to a file. The
> trick is to make a recording schedule to record channel 3.
>
> Jon

My point exactly ;-) I don't have a TV and a few other things that Myth
does well. so myth is way over the top. I initially started using Myth
because it configures Haupauge cards automagicaly, then I found the cli
tools and... peace & serenity :-)

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Greg Madden
Precision Air Balance, Inc.
Phone: (907)276-0461
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