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Capture and Digitize VHS Analog Video
Linux: https://linux.goeszen.com/capturing-vhs-video-with-vlc-via-v4l2.html
https://gordonlesti.com/digitize-a-vhs-tape-with-ffmpeg-and-easycap-on-linux/
Beginners: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn_TDa9zY1c
- EasyCAP USB 2.0 Video Grabber
- RCA connector cable for composite video and stereo audio
- VHS video cassette recorder
- Computer with USB 2.0 and Linux
sudo apt install qv4l2 ffmpeg
qv4l2
cat /proc/asound/cards
Capture a NTSC VHS Tape
- USB video capture device is
/dev/video0 - USB audio capture device is number 1
hw:1,0
ffmpeg -f v4l2 -standard NTSC -thread_queue_size 512 -i /dev/video0 -f alsa -thread_queue_size 512 -i hw:1,0 -vcodec libx264 -preset superfast -crf 25 -s 720x576 -r 25 -aspect 4:3 -acodec libmp3lame -b:a 128k -channels 2 -ar 48000 out.avi
Trim a Video Without Encoding
ffmpeg -ss 00:00:10 -i yourvideo.mp4 -to 02:47:10 -c copy yourvideo_trimmed.mp4
computing/linux/video_capture.1554173800.txt.gz · Last modified: 2019/04/01 20:56 by gcooper
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