Hello forum,

I have installed fftv 8.3 from the tarball. When I attempt to launch it, it will prompt me to select a TV system (US broadcast). Then it will die (disappears from the desktop). I don't seem to see any error messages in the terminal window as you can see below.

I have three capture cards installed in hopes of getting the best software/hardware combination for video capture - TV Wonder Pro (cx23880, uses /dev/video0), Turtle Beach (cx23880, uses /dev/video1)), and WinTV 150 (cx23416, uses /dev/video2).

I can't find a way to get fftv to try a different video device, it always uses /dev/video0. I have even used v4l-conf to change it but fftv still uses video0. I'm hoping fftv might launch if I could get it to use a different video device. If I use fftv --help in a terminal window, no help is displayed. Fftv seems like it would be a supurb video capture program by looking at the screenshots if only I could get it to work.


1) Does anybody know how to get fftv to use a different video device?
2) Does anybody know how I might get fftv to launch using ANY video device?
3) Is ffmpeg included with fftv or do I have to install it separately?
4) The documentation mentions using "export FFTV_DISP_GRAB=" if you have trouble with overlay mode but I don't know how to use it, or if it is even necessary.

I will certaintly appreciate any help I may get.

Roy


bash-3.00$ fftv
-- /home/roy/.fftv.socket
set_xkey_cmd_state: Normal
load_disp_opt: /home/roy/.fftv.states/tv-disp-option
... init_xvisual
padaptor->num_ports: 1
imgFormatArrN:8
zzzzzzzzzzzz 41424752 RGBA
zzzzzzzzzzzz 0
zzzzzzzzzzzz 54424752 RGBT
zzzzzzzzzzzz 32424752 RGB2
zzzzzzzzzzzz 32595559 YUY2
zzzzzzzzzzzz 59565955 UYVY
zzzzzzzzzzzz 32315659 YV12
zzzzzzzzzzzz 30323449 I420
YUV420P(I420) format xvport:41
create_tv_win
---- create_tv 4 493 640 480 frame:1600627
create_button_widget .... 0 -1078638888
v4l-conf: using X11 display :0.0
dga: version 2.0
mode: 1280x1024, depth=16, bpp=16, bpl=2560, base=0xd0000000
/dev/video0 [v4l2]: no overlay support
v4l-conf had some trouble trying to continue anyway
trying device /dev/video
fftv will use dev /dev/video
v4l/v4l2 detection
Your v4l2 TV card doesn't support OVERLAY mode, use CAPTURE instead........... v4l2 interface will be used ...........
36000/32768/32112/22000/0 depth:32 pal:5
0 Television
0 Television
minimal grab size:10 10 maximal grab size:800 600
min 10:10 max:800 600 flag:bfb547a0
>>> VID_TYPE_CLIPPING
--- close with -1
break_tv_disp_loop gtk_main_quit
.. tv channel_last_session (null)
fftv:chanlist is null