[mpeg2] Re: kfir MPEG 2 Board

[Christian Zoffoli <czoffoli@xmerlin.org>]

torsten ha scritto:
>>as i can see on the spec details the LML1011 (the only on that make MPEG 
>>in hw) works at lower resolution (and only MPEG1). I'm searching for a 
>>realtime MPEG2 solution because i need a smaller stream compared to 
>>MJPEG and a good video quality.
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>>>If you have plenty of time, I would recommend looking at
>>>MJPEG boards.  They are cheaper ($15 on ebay), have comparable
>>>or better quality.  It can take a couple of hours to convert
>>>an MJPEG stream to MPEG stream.
>>>
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>>I have some Pinnacle DC10+ ...but the bandwidth needed is too high.
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> 
> 
> Then there are only two solutions that I know of, for hardware MPEG2
> on Linux.
> 
> First, the kfir board you obviously know about, which is just a dumb-buffer
> board.  If you want a television tuner, it is very simple to hack
> a TV-Out onto a Hauppauge board (requires attaching one wire).  Or just use
> a VCR.  I got the best results encoding video from the S-Video input.
> 
> Second, Linuxmedia Arts.
> http://www.lmahd.com/
> They offer a complete solution.  I believe they are actually
> a "broadcast" company.  Their system specs include all the
> HDTV resolutions.  They don't have prices on their website,
> but last I remember, their systems start around USD25k.  I could
> be completely wrong.
> 
> Have fun.
> Torsten
> 
> 

Thank you for you infos

Christian