> Is this the bttv option pll??? As I have tried it set to 0, 1 and 2, > they don't seem to have an effect. Maybe I'm not doing it correctly. > > I put in the line 'options bttv pll=2' into my modules.conf file > and then remove the running bttv module with 'rmmod bttv' reload bttv > with modprobe and then test the video card again with xawtv. > > Is this correct?? I'm using PAL input from a VCR at the moment and the > video tape is definitely colour. > > The actual chipset on the cards are bt878 does this matter. I think > bttv.o supports 878 ??!!?? > You have to "depmod -a" or something like that? Also, have you tried with an ordinary video camera? I have found many cards to be rather touchy about signals they are being fed. The VCR output may be too jumpy for your card to handle (tracking might help?). Jonk