Back to Win XP for camera?

[H.S.]

squareyes wrote:

> Have installed a firewire card, (3 external ports )
> results of lsmod .. with camera set on "PC connection mode" ( same
> results when set on "playback")
> 
> $ lsmod | grep raw
> raw1394                30956  0
> serio_raw               7300  0
> ieee1394              299832  3 dv1394,raw1394,ohci1394
> squareyes at here:~$ lsmod | grep 1349
> rtc                    13492  0
> 
> Does this help?

Yes. See those modules with 1394 in them? They show your camera was 
detected.


> I have no idea of how to access camera from command line.

That is easy. Make sure you have dvgrab package installed. If not, 
install it first.

Then try this:
1. Put a tape with some video in your camera.

2. Connect your camera to your computer with the firewire cable (also 
called IEEE1394 cable).

3. Switch on your camera in VCR mode.

4. on a command terminal, give this command:
$> dvgrab myvideo


This will start playing your camera and video will begin to be captured 
to your hard disk. To stop the capture, press CTRL+C. Then try playing 
your captured video, it should be named something like myvideo.avi.

Let us know if the above doesn't work.
->HS



> Thanks in advance,
> Take Care
> Winton
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