using vlc to capture video

[rwarwarwa]

Hi there,

I want to record video onto my harddrive using my tv tuner card and vlc. Is it possible? If so what are the steps?

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rwa

[thresh]

yes, it's possible if your tuner card supports v4l (video4linux).

just try using File -> Open Capture Device in wxwidgets interface. You could get device names from dmesg output.

[rwarwarwa]

Hi Thresh,

Thanks for the reply. I'm not sure what the wxwigets interface is. I can open the open capture device under file on the vlc media player.; I do that and open the video 4 linux tab: video device name is /dev/video and audio device is dev/dsp. Norm is automatic and frequency is -1. These settings appear in the customoize bar below. I press ok and an error window shows saying "Unabble to open 'v4l://'

Thanks for any assistance.

rwa

[thresh]

give a full output, there's nothing we could help you with that low info

[rwarwarwa]

Hi there,

Sorry for the lack of info.

My video card is Videomate TV PCI Tuner card and I see it is listed as functional with video4linux. What name do I put in for video device name and audio device name?

Thanks,

rwa

[rwarwarwa]

Hi Thresh,

Thanks for the help you supplied. I realize you gave me a lot of info on the first reply. I'm just slowly working thru it.

I'm probably closer than I think.

rwa