Re: Which software to copy and edit video from MiniDV camcorder
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On 04/22/07 16:08, Urs Thuermann wrote:
> I want to copy video recordings from my MiniDV camcorder to a Linux
> machine, edit it, convert it to MPEG2, and burn it to DVD. What
> software is available in Debian for these tasks. I have read
> something about kino, installed it, but it seems to be quite
> instable.
>
> After starting and clicking on "Capture", kino crashes in >90% of all
> cases with the following message (I have also included the last lines
> of kino output on its terminal):
>
>>>> Using iec61883 capture
>>>> iec61883Reader::StartThread on port 0
>>> Trying XVideo at 720x576
>>>> XvQueryAdaptors count: 1
>>>> Xv: ATI Radeon Video Overlay: ports 65 - 65
>>>> formats supported: 8
>>>> 0x41424752 (RGBA) packed
>>>> 0x0 () packed
>>>> 0x54424752 (RGBT) packed
>>>> 0x32424752 (RGB2) packed
>>>> 0x32595559 (YUY2) packed
>>>> 0x59565955 (UYVY) packed
>>>> 0x32315659 (YV12) planar
>>>> 0x30323449 (I420) planar
>>>> 0: XV_IMAGE, 2048x2048 rate = 1/1
> The program 'kino' received an X Window System error.
> This probably reflects a bug in the program.
> The error was 'BadAccess (attempt to access private resource denied)'.
> (Details: serial 6520 error_code 10 request_code 143 minor_code 1)
> (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;
> that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.
> To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line
> option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
> backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.)
>
> A few times I was able to get past this point and control the camera,
> i.e. I could click "play" and "stop" and the camera reacted
> accordingly, I was also able to capture some scenes. However, rewind
> and fast forward did not work. Also, in most cases kino will stop at
> some point with a message, similar to the above.
>
> Have other users similar experiences or are there other packages which
> I should look at?
When I used kino to retrieve DV from a firewire camcorder, it worked
like a charm. But that was about 2 years ago.
You don't tell us which branch (Sarge, Etch, testing, Sid) and
version of kino that you are running.
Also, there is a kino web site and forums that should be of more
assistance to you.
- --
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day.
Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good!
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