[CLUE-Tech] digital camcorder to DVD via firewire

[qqq1one at yahoo.com]

Thanks for all the info Eric!

--- Eric Jorgensen <jorgy at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'd like to second the recommendation of kino.  In
> fact, I use the capture feature inside of kino instead
> of dvgrab.  I have had quite good luck creating DVD
> compatible mpeg files with kino and then burning them
> onto DVD.  Originally, I would do all the steps except
> the authoring and burning on linux, but recently have
> had luck authoring and burning in linux.  I use kino,
> mjpegtools, dvdauthor, and growisofs (all have links
> on freshmeat, I believe).
> 
> There have been quite a few gotchas along the way. 
> Some hints:
> 
> - make sure your DVD writer has the latest firmware
> - make sure your authoring and burning sw on windows
> has latest patches
> - if you're using linux and DVD+RW, use growisofs
> instead of dvdauthor.  I spent months trying to figure
> this out.
> - set things up so that the modules are probed in this
> order:
>      ieee1394
>      raw1394
>      ohci1394 
>      video1394
> 
> I also found "gscanbus" to be helpful in running down
> firewire problems.
> 
> Let me know if you want details on any of this.
> 
> Eric
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- David Willson <DLWillson at TheGeek.NU> wrote:
> > I haven't done the very last step (the burning), but
> > I can direct you to
> > Kino for basic video-editing functions, and maybe a
> > little more.  I was able
> > to make one whole mpeg before my ADD kicked back in-
> >  :-)
> > http://kino.schirmacher.de
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "qqq1one @yahoo.com" <qqq1one at yahoo.com>
> > To: <clue-tech at clue.denver.co.us>
> > Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 5:12 PM
> > Subject: [CLUE-Tech] digital camcorder to DVD via
> > firewire
> > 
> > 
> > > Has anyone taken a digital camcorder tape and
> > transferred it over to
> > > DVD using Linux?
> > >
> > > I've been trying to find all the tools to do this
> > in Linux.
> > >
> > > So far, I've found the tool dvgrab to actually
> > capture the video stream
> > > coming over the firewire interface.  I've also
> > found dvcont to control
> > > the camcorder.   I don't know if you can use them
> > both at the same time
> > > or if it's even desirable to do so since you can
> > also send the video
> > > stream by using the camcorder's playback controls.
> > >
> > > Since dvgrab can store the resulting stream into a
> > file in dv2 format,
> > > it would seem that all I would need from there is
> > (1) to convert the
> > > resulting file into an mpeg2, and then (2) use
> > some DVD burning tool to
> > > get it onto DVD.
> > >
> > > Can anyone recommend tools to do these last 2
> > steps, and if you've
> > > tried this, how happy were you with the results?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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