[MPlayer-users] Automating recording of VHS cassette

[Guillaume POIRIER]

Hi,

On 3/10/07, John Brown <johnbrown105 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I am using a Hauppauge! WinTV-PVR-150MCE on Kubuntu Edgy Eft
> to record from a VCR. Is there a way to automatically stop capturing
> when the end of the recording is reached?
>
> I suppose that it could be done using the length of the recording, if
> it is known,

use -endpos

> but can MPlayer/MEncoder recognize that the video is
> just static, or a blue screen?

Nope

Guillaume