ffmpeg doesn't record sound from WinTV.

Steve O'Hara-Smith steve at sohara.org
Mon Jan 2 15:33:19 PST 2006


On Mon, 2 Jan 2006 19:39:37 +0100
"Frank J. Beckmann" <frank at barda.agala.net> wrote:

> > 	First try rebooting and using ffmpeg *without* first running
> > xawtv (or motv) - you can tune the signal by setting the environment
> > variable BKTR_FREQUENCY to a frequency in megahertz. I have a suspicion
> > that xawtv is leaving the sound muted, every bktr card I have seen powers
> > up with the sound unmuted - this will test my suspicion.
> 
> That did it. ffmpeg records sound when I didn't start moTV before. I used moTV 
> to set the channel.

	OK we're on the right track then.

> SLEPT NO signals - 30448 microseconds late
> Segmentation fault (core dumped)

	Now that's odd it doesn't segfault on the new ioctl it segfaults
pn the first frame read - most odd, probably a delayed effect though. I'll
double check the BT848_SAUDIO specs, probably c isn't big enough :( The
trouble is I'm not in a position to test bktr stuff anymore - no inputs
to my cards.

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