From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 5 19:10:12 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A09AE16A4CE for ; Fri, 5 Dec 2003 19:10:12 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp-out7.blueyonder.co.uk (smtp-out7.blueyonder.co.uk [195.188.213.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 364ED43F85 for ; Fri, 5 Dec 2003 19:10:10 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from steve@pepcross.dyndns.org) Received: from pepcross.dyndns.org ([82.33.91.44]) by smtp-out7.blueyonder.co.uk with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5600); Sat, 6 Dec 2003 03:10:16 +0000 Received: (from steve@localhost) by pepcross.dyndns.org (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id hB63AKoa001095; Sat, 6 Dec 2003 03:10:20 GMT Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2003 03:10:20 +0000 From: Steve Roome To: Espen Jervidalo Message-ID: <20031206031020.GC534@dylan.home> References: <20031205202852.2576e196.espen@teleport.ch> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20031205202852.2576e196.espen@teleport.ch> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 Dec 2003 03:10:16.0954 (UTC) FILETIME=[793D6DA0:01C3BBA6] cc: multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mplayer -tv with bsdbt848 X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2003 03:10:12 -0000 On Fri, Dec 05, 2003 at 08:28:52PM +0100, Espen Jervidalo wrote: > hi list, > > i have been trying to get mplayer working with my Hauppauge WinTV > card without success, although it works fine with xawtv and fxtv. > the command i think should be right is as follows (but i've tried > almost any other combination): > > mplayer -tv on:driver=bsdbt848:norm=paln:chanlist=europe-west:input=1 How about something like... mplayer -tv on:input=1:chanlist=europe-west:driver=bsdbt848:channel=S22 -vo x11 (without the norm=paln bit. ) I found mplayer does seem to be so slow with full size PAL that I will generally run with width and height set to half-size instead. Also my tuner seems to default to being the right format (It's a hauppage/pinnacle/miro "pctv" board) but I'm in England. Also, you might be able to use -vo aa and stream it over a compressed (e.g ssh) connection to impress your cow-orkers. In my experience people are usually quite surprised to find you watching telly in the office. from home. In the end I've written my own tv viewing program instead. It's not good, but it doesn't do overlay, just does straight XImages and never ever causes my hardware to crash, which after having 5 different TV cards in FreeBSD for a long time (since 2.x) I've found everything else does cause crashes occasionally. (I think it's overlay or Xv or something ?) Of course, YMMV. :) Steve