> Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 13:51:11 -0400 > From: Chris Capon > Subject: EPG (Electronic Program Guide) Tools > To: linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Hi: > I've installed an HVR-1600 card in a Debian system to receive ATSC > digital broadcasts here in Canada. Everything works great. > > scan /usr/share/dvb/atsc/us-ATSC-center-frequencies-8VSB> channels.conf > > finds a complete list of broadcasters. > > azap -c channels.conf -r "channel-name" > > tunes in the stations and displays signal strength info. > > cp /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0 xx.mpg > > captures the output stream which can be played by mplayer. > > > > What I'm missing is information about the Electronic Program Guide > (EPG). There doesn't seem to be much info on linuxtv.org on how to read it. > > Where does the EPG come from? > > Is it incorporated into the output stream through PID's some how or is > it read from one of the other devices under adapter0? > > Are there simple command line tools to read it or do you have to write a > custom program to interpret it somehow? > > Could someone please point me in the right direction to get started? If > no tools exist, perhaps links to either api or lib docs/samples? > > > Much appreciated. > Chris. > I believe the only 2 tools that can extract ATSC EPG information are MythTV and DVBStreamer (not DVB stream). I haven't any experience with MythTV but I can say that DVBStreamer does appear to work with some US stations and is being used by several people to extract the EPG for use with Freevo. Heres a link to a simple script to use with DVBSTreamer to update then extract the EPG information for all known/found services: http://apps.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/dvbstreamer/index.php?title=FAQ Finally there was another tool, pchdtv, which the author removed from the web sometime ago but might be worth a google for. Cheers Adam Disclose: I am the author of DVBStreamer. _________________________________________________________________ View your Twitter and Flickr updates from one place – Learn more! http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/137984870/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ linux-dvb users mailing list For V4L/DVB development, please use instead linux-media@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb
