Simon Baxter wrote: >>> Hi group >>> >>> I've been using mplayer's Mencoder to encode streams from my WinTV >>> NovaT card on the fly, with varied results. I start a tzap to tune >>> the card, then mencode it. >> >> >> >> >> why don't you use directly >> >> $ mencoder dvb:// ... >> >> instead? > > > ...snip > Not sure how to get this working : > [file] No filename > Failed to open dvb:// > Cannot open file/device. > copy channels.conf to ~/.mplayer > >>> ...and nothing further. No "TS file format detected", no avi >>> created, no nothing!! >>> >>> How come? >> >> >> >> nothing is coming out of the card. Maybe the card isn't locking the >> frequency > > > It looks ok : > [root@media ~]# /root/bin/tzap -c /root/.tzap/channels.conf -r 'five' > using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0' > tuning to 561833330 Hz > video pid 0x0000, audio pid 0x0caa > status 01 | signal 3838 | snr f763 | ber 0000089c | unc 00000000 | > status 01 | signal 3939 | snr f763 | ber 0000089c | unc 00000000 | > status 1f | signal 3a3a | snr ffd6 | ber 00000029 | unc 00000000 | > FE_HAS_LOCK > status 1f | signal 3939 | snr ffff | ber 00000000 | unc 0000000b | > FE_HAS_LOCK > status 1f | signal 3939 | snr ffff | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | > FE_HAS_LOCK > > >>> 2) Has anyone had any luck changing the aspect with Mencoder? The >>> avi is too vertically stretched. I had tried the following >>> mencoder /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0 -force-avi-aspect 3.0 -ovc lavc >>> -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vpass=1 -oac copy -o >>> /usr/video/Test25-9_2_280405.avi >> >> >> what does mplayer say when you play it? 3.0 is allowed but a bit >> strange, though > > > hmm, not sure. Am recording samples on the linux box and watching > them on Windows Media Player Classic. so wimp doesn't even follows M$'s specifications :) > > Another weird thing, even though I'm "-force-avi-aspect 3.0", I'm > getting the following : > [root@media video]#file Test_asp3_280405.avi > Test_asp3_280405.avi: RIFF (little-endian) data, AVI, 704 x 576, 25.00 > fps, video: DivX 4, audio: (stereo, 48000 Hz) > > And, "-force-avi-aspect 2.0", I'm getting the following : > [root@media video]# file Test_asp2_280405.avi > Test_asp2_280405.avi: RIFF (little-endian) data, AVI, 704 x 576, 25.00 > fps, video: DivX 4, audio: (stereo, 48000 Hz) > > Should the resolutions be the same with a different aspects? > > > it's irrelevant, file is not updated or discards those infos
