how to grab dv video from a camera to a lucid machine?

[Winton Vandepeer]

On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 8:03 PM, Basil Chupin <blchupin at iinet.net.au> wrote:

> On 18/05/10 12:57, H.S. wrote:
> > Hello.
> >
> > I used to use dvgrab to grab raw dv video from a camcorder to my ubuntu
> > machine. I have upgraded to Lucid a few weeks ago and and tried to grab
> > a video from the same camcorder after quite a while. It doesn't work,
> > however.
> >
> > If I connect the camcorder via the USB port in VCR mode, I used to start
> > the dvgrab, which used to capture the video to a dv file. The command I
> > used was something like this:
> > $>  sudo dvgrab  -a  -f raw  -t -input /dev/dv movie-
> >
> > "sudo" was used because apparently the /dev/ieee1394 or /dev/video
> > device is not root:video anymore, it is root:root since some kernel
> version.
> >
> > I have tried this with and without the ieee1394 and raw1394 modules
> > loaded. The command just says "waiting for dv ..." and does not capture
> > any frames at all.
> >
> > So, how do I grab the video in Lucid now? What am I missing? I cannot
> > even use Kino to grab the video since it doesn't see any firewire input
> > device. I would prefer to use dvgrab.
> >
> > Running Lucid with 2.6.32-22-generic kernel.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
>
> I gave you a public answer the same day as you posted your question.
>
> You have not responded to it in public (here) nor in a private e-mail.
>
> People who read this mail list normally expect an answer to learn if the
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> Seeing as how nobody else replied to your post, I, for one, would like
> to know if my suggestion was the right one for your problem. Please let
> me know.
>
> BC
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