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Subject:
Capture DVB-C pure MPEG2 digital TV cable (non-Analog PC PVR solution wanted)
Category: Computers Asked by: inquiryetc-ga List Price: $20.00 |
Posted:
28 Aug 2005 14:44 PDT
Expires: 15 Sep 2005 16:58 PDT Question ID: 561488 |
Greetings... I would like to record/capture DVB-C MPEG2 digital cable broadcasts directly in ?non-analog-converted? digital form to my hard-drive and burn the content onto DVD-R for playback. In other words, I wish to connect the physical TV cable from my wall directly to my PC, select a legitimately subscribed channel above 125 and record the MPEG 2 & AC3 digital feeds onto my PC?s hardrive to be subsequently prepared for viewing on DVD-R. Question - If this is feasible, what video-card, application(s) and procedures would you recommend to do this? At present, I receive the cable broadcast through a Scientific Atlanta Explorer 3200 digital converter and record the content via the analogue video & audio outputs to my Digital8 Handycam. I then capture the content via firewire as an .AVI into Sony Vegas or Avid, trim and convert to MPEG2 with either MainConcept or TMPGEnc. It is my hope that by maintaining digital integrity throughout the procedure that I will achieve better video quality overall in addition to streamlining the workflow. The current project flow goes like this: 1 - Cable broadcast (subscribed) ch 301 >> 2 - SA Explorer 3200 (MPEG2 to Analog out) >> 3 - RCA analog input Digital8 worktape (DV) >> 4 - Capture to PC via IEEE 1394 (Vegas Video or Avid) as .AVI file>> 5 - Render as MPEG2 & AC3 files (MainConcept or TMPGEnc) >> 6 - Compile as a typical DVD with DVDlab (menus, chapters etc) >> 7 - Burn content to disc with Nero. I would like to try and do something like this: 1 - Cable broadcast (subscribed) ch 301 >> 2 - Capture broadcast MPEG2 & AC3 to PC via ?Recommended Capture Board? >> 3 - Patch (resize) broadcast MPEG2 to DVD compliant 720 by 480 with ?DVDpatcher? (See DVB to DVD-R guide at: http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/DigiTV/dvbs-soft.htm) 4 - Compile as a typical DVD with DVDlab (menus, chapters etc) >> 5 - Burn content to disc with Nero. Most PVR-ish type solutions that I have casually researched seem to require that the video signal is introduced into the flow as Analog to be converted real-time to MPEG2 then stored as MPEG2. I guess I?m looking for a solution that will split or extract the original MPEG2 file from the bundled Analog/Digital signal that is brought into the home via Cable. Makes sense to me... can it be done ? how do I do it? Thank you | |
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Subject:
Re: Capture DVB-C pure MPEG2 digital TV cable (non-Analog PC PVR solution wanted
From: markybob-ga on 04 Sep 2005 17:03 PDT |
It can be done, but it's not so easy, and not in the way you'd probably like it to be done. PC turner cards, by law, cannot decode the digital stream that comes from your digital cable. Gotta love the DCMA. Any channel above 125 tends to be digital channels. They are encrypted by the various cables companies and you need their STB to see them. The lower analog channels are filtered but not encryted so you can see them with a "cable ready" TV set or tuner card. That's why all turner cards only support 125 channels. Now this confuses alot of people. Especially since their Digital Cable or Satellite goes up to 999 stations (or more!). Are you limited to just watching the lower 125 stations? The answer is no, of course not. Although the tuner does only handle up to 125 stations, you can get your digital cable channels with the help of an IR Blaster or in some cases (certain DirecTV boxes or certain Motorolla digital cable set top boxes) a serial cable. You need to use your set top box to decode/tune the digital cable, and run the video and audio output of the digital cable box to your TV tuner/encoder and use a PC controlled IR Blaster to automagically change the channel on the digital cable box at the appropriate time to record your favorite shows. An IR Blaster is simply an InfaRed emitter that in this case would be used in place of your cable remote control. |
Subject:
Re: Capture DVB-C pure MPEG2 digital TV cable (non-Analog PC PVR solution wanted)
From: mtdigital-ga on 15 Sep 2005 15:31 PDT |
I personally would run a video compsite out from your TV into a video stabilizer, remove any macravion *link* and capture any video you want straight to mpeg2 through a capture card. (https://www.consolesandgadgets.com/catalog/product_info.php?ref=2324&products_id=1455&affiliate_banner_id=1&osCsid=c8dc096b2ba86beef45622ca2dfdd4b5) Or.. as dvd recorders are getting so cheap now, copy from your TV to a dvd recorder but pass through a video stabilizer first. Then edit your dvd with Ulead as desired. No 5.1 but pro-logic with a dam good sub can still sound good. |
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