On Wed, 23 Jan 2002, Kevin Atkinson wrote: > I already posted this to livid-user but that list doesn't seam very active > so I decided to repost it here. > > I would like to start a project and/or work with existing project such Looks like I accidentally deleted this line: as the Dave/Dina project (http://davedina.apestaart.org/) to create a > home-brewed TiVO system for two main reasons 1) for the fun of it and 2) > to make a statement to the RIAA and the MPAA that they are not going to be > able to control the flow of information period. This project will be > different then some of the other projects I have seen in several key ways: > > 1) Will focus on producing a deliverable now by gluing together existing > software. > 2) Will be based on generic hardware, ie it should be able to work > with a wide variety of receiver and video cards with TV out and > should not relay on hardware encoding cards. > 3) For now will focus on recoding and playing back NTSC and PAL tv > signals, with digital tv coming latter. > > I also want this to converge to generic multimedia machine being able > to function as a MP3 and VCD player and recorder as well as being able > to eventually play DVD. > > Software wise there are two aspects involved in the project, the user > interface and the drivers. I expect the interface to develop as > follows: > > 1) No on screen interface with everything being controlled by a VGA > monitor of over the network. > 2) Basic on screen interface but still requiring (1) for the more > advanced functions > 3) Everything on screen requiring a separate interface only for > programming the actual software. > > I plan to only focus on step one as I have my TV and computer right > next to each other. > > Driver wise I expect it to develop as follows: > > 1) Provide the ability to record and play back video and be able to > transfer the videos over the network. > 2) Be able to record a video while watching other parts of the video > at the same time and be able to pause live TV. > 3) Be able to play and record Video CD > 4) Be able to play DVDs. > > Music wise I expect to progress as follows > > 1) Be able to play CD (A no brainier) > 2) Be able to record and play music. Be able to support radio tuner > cards. > 3) Be able to play and create compressed music CD's. > > I specifically avoid saying MP3 here as recording MP3 have some patent > problems and the system should be fully functional based on the Ogg > format. > > In order to keep out of legal trouble the fully functional system must > > 1) Be 100% unquestionably legal, ie no AVI files or mplayer unless they > can be made functional with out having to link to non-free > software. > 2) Use Freely available Open Source software as much as possible. > 3) Minimize the use of patents. > > There rules may be broken to be able to play and recorded in formats > that can not be supported based on the above rules but the system must > be fully functional with out the need for the use of these additional > formats. > > I defiantly think this is possible based on exiting software although > it may take some work, especially since most of the software is in > alpha and pre alpha states and don't always work correctly. > > So who else is interested? What suggestions for recommended software > and hardware to use? In particular what video cards have good tv-out > support in Linux? Should I go go with a normal video card or should I use > some sort of video card dedicated to video editing? I would like to keep > the cost as low as possible so I would say anything above $200 is out of > the question and would like to stay under $100. > > How well support is the ATI All-in-wonder with Linux? > > Also is a Intel Celeron fast enough to use or should I stick with Pentium > IIIs (IV is two expensive at the moment). In particular how does it > compare speed wise with the Pentium III for real time software video > encoding and playback? > > Thanks in advance. > > -- > http://kevin.atkinson.dhs.org > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Video4linux-list mailing list > Video4linux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list > -- http://kevin.atkinson.dhs.org
