[NTLUG:Discuss] Re: Nvidia video capture -- GO7007 Codec

[David I S Mandala]

Simply added a bit more clarity, you implied it did not work today, and 
it does, I was careful to specify the difference in the cost.

Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> David I S Mandala <davidm at them.com> wrote:
>>Actually if you want something moderatly cheap (<$200) and
>>works now with full hardware encoding of MPEG1, MPEG2,
>>MPEG4, or MJPEG in Linux today with GPL'ed drivers the 
>>Plextor supplys that now.
>>It does work with some Linux apps today. MythTV is a bit
>>one and it's easy to add Plextor support to any open source
>>app. The drivers are really easy to work with.
> 
> Please do not play with my words.  Thank you.  ;->
> 
> MythTV is a PVR.  If that's all you're going to use it for,
> great!  Yes, it's a big consumer app, you're right.
> 
> I was talking about more digital editing and other
> applications.  It was clear there is still some needed
> support in various toolsuites/applications.  But even then I
> mentioned that it probably won't be long given the codec has
> software released as GPL.
> 

If you want to add it to any application that understands Mpeg 2 or 4 or 
MJPEG it's trivial. If the app understands V4L2 it's even more trivial 
since the drivers are written in that format. If the app expects raw 
video frames it's not going to work with out lots of work decoding the 
encoded frames.

> That's all I was saying.  I wasn't trying to say what was
> "better," just what is supported now.  It's a consideration
> when you're going to spend ~$100 more for a product now.
> 

I not saying better, I said it's also available now. I took your comment 
to imply that it does not work with Linux today which is not true.

> I'd be interested in what you're using it for, and any issues
> you've run into.
> 
> 

I use it in an industrial security dvr application for school buses and 
it's also being looked at by police and public safety applications. 
Biggest issues are attempting to use it with a VIA MB. The VIA boards 
suck in terms of USB chipset support and PCI interupts.

To get it to work correctly with a VIA board I had to add an external 
USB 2.0 card that was not a via chipset. Then all worked as expected. If 
you are using an Intel or Athlon based system that does not use VIA USB 
chips all should be well.

Using the Mpeg 4 I can stream the video when desired.

Cheers,

David