Linux, no -- Unix, yes! Er, well, MacOSX, actually, so I guess that doesn't count. ;-)
----- Original Message -----
From: John Lange <john.lange@open-it.ca>
Date: Friday, August 24, 2007 14:31
Subject: Re: [RndTbl] Video in
To: roundtable@muug.mb.ca
> Kevin, have you ever been able to capture video via firewire under
> Linux?
>
> I only gave it a quick try but was not able to do it. While
> there is
> fireware support for Linux, my understanding is each video
> camera has
> proprietary DV/Firewire drivers which of course don't exist for Linux.
>
> Is that correct?
>
> John
>
> On Fri, 2007-08-24 at 13:17 -0500, Kevin McGregor wrote:
> > You should suggest to him that he should get a DV (digital
> video) type
> > of video camera for future recording. Then he could bring in the
> > content (via FireWire, usually) directly for editing. For the other
> > cases, the Hauppage cards (e.g. PVR-150) have a good selection of
> > inputs and software support.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Mike Pfaiffer <high.res.mike@gmail.com>
> > Date: Thursday, August 23, 2007 23:03
> > Subject: [RndTbl] Video in
> > To: roundtable@muug.mb.ca
> >
> > > This is for a friend who isn't on the list yet. He's been to
> a
> > > couple
> > > of meetings and is thinking of joining the club in September.
> > >
> > > This guy tapes wedding videos as a hobby. He has family in
> the
> > > Ukraine
> > > (as do the people whose weddings he records). He wants to
> > > convert some
> > > of the video tapes to a computer format so he can edit them
> > > (throw in
> > > titles and fancy transitions etc.). Maybe later convert them
> to
> > > DVD. He
> > > would like some recommendations about hardware and software.
> In
> > > addition
> > > to video in, he is thinking about setting up his machine as
> a
> > > part time
> > > PVR. Again, hardware and software recommendations are what
> he wants.
> > >
> > > He has another request. He wants to know what software he
> can
> > > use to
> > > convert audio from a cassette tape to MP3 format. His father
> > > accumulated
> > > quite a collection of Ukrainian music when he was alive. So
> now
> > > he wants
> > > to convert his fathers collection over so he can listen to
> it on
> > > his
> > > computer and portable system.
> > >
> > > He already has some hardware. He's running a dual core 64
> bit
> > > system
> > > with loads of RAM and hard drive space. He is dualbooting
> with
> > > Ubuntu
> > > (FF) and XP.
> > >
> >
> > Later
> >
> > Mike
> > >
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