Pinnacle PCTV USB2 on Linux

sms_at_colorado.edu
Date: 01/29/05 

Date: 29 Jan 2005 10:24:47 -0800

Hi all,
I'm gathering this thing isn't very well supported under linux. Well I
got this USB-connected capture card for Christmas and I'm going to do
what it takes to get it going.

In the past, I've just waited for other folks to write support for
hardware, but I'm ready to contribute as opposed to waiting or even
asking for others to supply the support.

Problem is, I've never done this before. I'd really appreciate some
information on how to get this going, or even pointed to some documents
on how to startup a movement to write this support.

Right now, I'm thinking the following steps must be completed:

1. Find out the chipset used
2. Find out if there is any current support for the chipset in Linux
3. Try to figure out what must be written into current support (if any)
4. Learn about writing drivers in Linux
5. Learn about video standards in Linux (V4L, etc)
6. Write it
7. Test it
8. Publish it

I've learned that the "Pinnacle PCTV USB" uses a different chipset, and
the "USB2" version looks like it has onboard MPEG2 encoding?

Help, I'm willing to do the work, but I want to do it right. If you're
interested in joining my little movement, please email me.

-Steve

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