[TriLUG] Family home video dvd Question

[James Jones]

Tim,

My video capture is done via firewire from my sony dcr-trv350
handycam. Some of the video tapes were vhs, some were vhs-c. I
recorded these to my handycam via analog composite input to the sony
camera. Then I captured them into the computer via firewire. Not the
most efficient way, but it worked.

What Linux-only video capture card do you have?

My computer is a home assembled system. I can give details if you need
that as well.

jcj

On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 8:59 AM, Tim Jowers <timjowers at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks for posting James. Would you mind also saying what hardware you
> are using? I bought a Linux-only video capture card as well as have an
> old windows one.
>
> Thanks,
> Tim
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 8:56 AM, James Jones <jc.jones at tuftux.com> wrote:
>> All,
>>
>> Final update on my home burned family videos.
>>
>> The method used to create the "failed" videos was as follows:
>> 1. capture, edit and export video to mpeg all within kino.
>> 2. create iso using above mpeg with DeVeDe authoring application
>> 3. burn iso to dvd using K3B
>>
>> I discovered that I could use Kino to do the authoring step as well, so I tried:
>> 1. capture, edit, export video to mpeg and author all within kino.
>> 2. use kino option to launch K3B as well
>>
>> These -R dvd's work just fine in all my dvd players. Not sure what was
>> going on within DeVeDe, but now I am happy that I can finally complete
>> this project.
>>
>> Thanks for all the input.
>>
>> jcj
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 9:33 PM, James Jones <jc.jones at tuftux.com> wrote:
>>> All,
>>>
>>> I purchased some -R dvd blanks today and burned a home movie on one. I
>>> tried to play it on the Samsung that wouldn't play the +R dvd. It
>>> would not play the -R either.  The error message on the tv screen says
>>> "This disc can not be played.
>>> Please check the TV system". The Samsung does play commercially made movies.
>>>
>>> In October, I purchased a magnavox dvd player at the beach ( from
>>> walmart ). It played commercially made dvd movies while we were there.
>>> It will not play
>>> either +R or -R home made videos. Only message I get on the magnavox
>>> is "Disc Error".
>>>
>>> All of my homemade video dvd's play on my jvc XV-NP10.  ( Both + and - R's )
>>>
>>> Should I be adding something in either kino, devede authoring, or in
>>> k3b so that all dvd players will recognize the homemade dvds?? region?
>>> copyright? other?
>>>
>>> I have 10 family members waiting on these dvd's of their mother's past
>>> birthdays, so any help would be appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> jcj
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> .
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Dec 25, 2008 at 12:34 AM, Matt Pusateri
>>> <mpusateri at wickedtrails.com> wrote:
>>>> If I recall the site correctly (http://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers )
>>>> This site used to list what type of media people had success with, as
>>>> well as specs on different players.  Hopefully I got the right site :)
>>>>
>>>> And Merry Christmas everyone and may you New Year be filled with
>>>> Health, Prosperity, and gadgets(that run Linux of course)
>>>>
>>>> Matt P.
>>>>
>>>> On Dec 24, 2008, at 6:16 PM, James Jones wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> All,
>>>>>
>>>>> I burned some family videotapes to dvd. I used kino to edit the
>>>>> digital video tapes, deeveedee to create the movie iso and k3b to burn
>>>>> the dvd.
>>>>>
>>>>> The DVD's play on multiple dvd players on computers, on most dvd
>>>>> players but some family members have samsung dvd players. The known
>>>>> playable dvd's will not play on the samsung dvd player. On the
>>>>> internal dvd menu screen, it begins to load and immediately goes to
>>>>> stop. No error message on internal screen and only a message on the tv
>>>>> that says "This dvd cannot be played". ( or words to that effect ).
>>>>>
>>>>> My thinking is that the player tests for some message to indicate that
>>>>> it is a commercially made dvd and if it doesn't see that , stops all
>>>>> action.
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyone that knows what is going on give me a clue. And if anyone knows
>>>>> how to make dvds playable on player's that doesn't want to play
>>>>> homemades, please educate me.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>
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