Kino requires DVGrab, and you can capture video directly from Kino, but I
use a perl script (which calls dvgrab) run from the cron to do most of my
recordings, which don't need to be attended.  I am currently using my
digital video camera as a passthrough for a VCR to record some TV shows as
well as old video tapes, and make VCDs, but I plan on getting a Canopus
ADVC-50 analog-to-DV converter so my Video camera isn't always tied to my
PC.

Gene

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-kclug@marauder.illiana.net
> [mailto:owner-kclug@marauder.illiana.net]On Behalf Of Jim Herrmann
> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 9:18 PM
> To: kclug@kclug.org
> Subject: Re: Digital Editing Software on Linux
>
>
> So, is DVGrab integrated into Kino?  That's not clear to me.  You
> use DVGrab
> from a command line to save video off to an AVI file, right?  How
> do you know
> you are actually recording?  Is there some feedback?  Can you see
> the video,
> or do you have to wait until it's captured?
>
> Thanks for the input and the links.  I've been keeping my eye on
> this, but
> haven't jumped in yet.
>
> Peace,
> Jim
>
> On Monday 28 October 2002 09:01 am, Gene Dascher wrote:
> > I currently am using DVGrab
> > <http://www.schirmacher.de/arne/dvgrab/index_e.html> to capture
> video from
> > my video camera, Kino <http://kino.schirmacher.de/> to do rough editing,
> > and mjpegtools <http://mjpeg.sourceforge.net/> to convert the DV video
> > files to mpeg files.  mjpegtools can also convert to divx, as well as a
> > number of other formats.
> >
> > 	The 660Mb for 3 minutes sounds about right when you are
> talking about
> > uncompressed digital video.  An hour and 6 minutes of video
> takes up around
> > 13GB on my system.  It is compressed down to about 660MB in
> Mpeg 1 format.
> >
> > 	I have tried Cinelerra, but have found it extremely
> unstable and unable to
> > read my DV files.  I would have to convert the DV files to
> another format,
> > then use Cinelerra to do the editing.  I'll wait until it can
> do everything
> > that I need it to do.
> >
> > 	I'm interested to try MainActor
> > <http://www.mainconcept.com/mainactor.shtml>, but the current version is
> > only available through the end of this month.  They are bringing a new
> > version out in December.
> >
> > Later,
> > Gene
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-kclug@marauder.illiana.net
> > > [mailto:owner-kclug@marauder.illiana.net]On Behalf Of Chris Bier
> > > Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 5:34 PM
> > > To: kclug@kclug.org
> > > Subject: Re: Digital Editing Software on Linux
> > >
> > >
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> > >  Paul,
> > > I found this article from a google search.
> > > http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/consumer_video_editing_linux.htm
> > > It suggests
> > > http://linux4mac68k.free.fr/IEEE_1394/capture_0.2.0.tgz
> > > as a way to capture the data from the recorder.
> > >
> > > The dlink site states that your card is compliant with the OHCI
> > > standard, so the kernel driver should work.
> > > http://www.dlink.com/products/adapters/dfw500/SpecsTable.htm
> > >
> > > Cinelarra/Broadcast2000 is a really nice video editing program.
> > >
> > > Chris
> > >
> > > On Sun, 2002-10-27 at 09:57, Paul Taylor wrote:
> > > > *Note* I'm wholly ignorant in the world of digital editing.
> > > >
> > > > Two months ago I purchased a Panasonic Palmcorder PV-DV402D. It came
> > > > with a windows based program called Movie Messenger 1.1.
> After several
> > > > days of tinkering, I realized the software isn't very robust. A 3
> > >
> > > minute
> > >
> > > > video clip is 660 Mb!
> > > >
> > > > I purchased a D-Link DFW-500 IEEE 1394 compliant card to transfer my
> > > > data from Palmcorder to PC.
> > > >
> > > > What I'm looking for is:
> > > > Digital editing software that allows me to transfer from
> Palmcorder to
> > > > PC, edit live video, and take snap shots of video.
> > > > Encode in Divx or other formats.
> > > >
> > > > Anyone have some advice?
> > > >
> > >
> > > majordomo@kclug.org
> > >
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