On 05/20/11 16:43, Dennis Kaptain wrote: > I want to convert my analog VCR tapes and analog Camcorder video to digital > I plan on purchasing a BT878 card as below. > http://cgi.ebay.com/PixelView-PV-BT878P-REV-10B-TV-TUNER-/260776721005?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb780fa6d > > > > I believe the Linux Kernel should already have the drivers for this ready to go > and I can use mencoder to copy the video/audio to a file. > > The ebay photos seem to show the card having inputs for 1/8 in plugs. My VCR and > > Camcorder have RCA output jacks. Do I need a simple cable with 1/8" on one end > and RCA on the other or is there more to it than that? > > Does anyone have experience with this particular card? Tips? Advise? Warnings? > > I'm running Fedora 14. 3GB RAM, Dual Intel 4300 processors 1.8GHz > > Thanks > Dennis I do not have experience with this card. I do have experience with an ATI Radeon PCI card which had a TV tuner. The input to the card was via a little box you could hold in the palm of your hand, and it converted the coax cable signal to an audio/video composite, which I plugged into the card's composite input port. But I can tell you it is a CPU killer to do conversion to digital on demand, and will quickly fill up many gigabytes per movie - like 8 to 12 GB. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
