Re: Command Line and Video Capture/Tuner Cards
On Wed, Jun 07, 2006 at 02:44:00PM -0500, Martin McCormick wrote:
> In Linux, is it possible to use the command line to
> command one of those video capture/tuner cards to begin recording
> to a file?
Yes. I have a PVR-150, and I use it with cat.
ivtvctl for the codec parameters
ivtv-tune -x <channelname>
cat /dev/video > file.mpg
Frank
> I was discussing the virtues of Linux with a friend and
> said that if these cards can at least be commanded to start and
> stop recording via the command line, all the power of at and cron
> are available. It would also be easier to remotely control a
> system if the CLI works kind of like the sound commands of aplay
> and arecord commands do.
>
> Thanks for any replies.
>
> Martin McCormick WB5AGZ Stillwater, OK
> Systems Engineer
> OSU Information Technology Department Network Operations Group
>
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