[FFmpeg-user] Input to ffmpeg from Sony HDR-XR550 video camera

[Paul B Mahol]

On 8/18/12, Thomas Seilund <tps at netmaster.dk> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have a setup where I get input to ffmpeg from dvgrab through a pipe,
> ie. `dvgrab -format dv1 - | ffmpeg -f dv -i - . . . `. This works fine
> for my low budget Canon DV camera.
>
> This way I work with the video using ffmpeg as the video is recorded by
> the camera.
>
> Now I have a much better Sony HRD-XR550 HD camera and I simply can not
> find a way to get the output from the camera into ffmpeg!
>
> Any ideas would be very much appreciated!

What format camera uses for video?