[MEncoder-users] capture video from DC30plus (aka DC30+)

[Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski]

On Friday, 29 October 2004 at 22:46, Ingo Lantschner (Lists) wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> I have a Miro/Pinacle DC30plus installed. My OS is fedora Core 2. I try
> to capture Videofilm I have on VHS from a recorder plugged into the
> composite plug of the DC30plus.
> 
> Using this command (all on one line):
> 
> $ mencoder -tv
> driver=v4l2:device=/dev/video0:input=0:width=384:height=288:fps=25:noaudio
> tv:// -o ouputfile.avi
> 
> 
> I get this output:
[...]
>  Current format: YUYV
> v4l2: ioctl set format failed: Invalid argument
> Segmentation fault
> ---------------------- snap -------------------------------------
> 
> Does anyone have an idea, which causes this "Segmentaion Fault"? Or wich
> argument is invalid?!

Try using option outfmt=NNNN, where NNNN is one of yuy2,yv12 or i420. 

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