[FFmpeg-user] capture via decklink

[Jim Shupert]

On 7/12/2013 9:46 PM, Dave Rice wrote:
> Hi Jim,
>
> On Jul 12, 2013, at 11:20 AM, Jim Shupert <jshupert at pps-inc.com> wrote:
>
>> Friends,
>> Does anyone know if it is possible to capture by a Blackmagic card ?
>> a DeckLink Mini Recorder or DeckLink SDI?
>> I would like to capture SDI and then turn that into various files including a live stream maybe being served by ffserver.
>> I have been googling and trying things I see a bmdcapture that wishes one use the libav fork .
>> So - I wondering if 'true ffmpeg' can do the same or something simular.
> Officially bmdcapture only support libav (and possibly requires it for installation), but there's a recent ffmpeg-user thread that includes working bmdcapture -> ffmpeg examples. http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.video.ffmpeg.user/46502
>
>> i have a recent ffmpeg built on a ubuntu 12.04 64bit machine with DeckLink SDI and the app media express is all working well.
>> But media express only captures as uncompressed . Then i use ffmpeg to make my desired finished files.
>> I am exploring a better means to pipe and tee and do what i need.
> I'm interested in this as well, if you're willing to share your work.
> Dave Rice
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I am willing to share - and will ----  I am currently going the avconv way.