Camcorder as video source for Live TV (1 Viewer)

[Sometool]

I am attempting to use a Canon HF200 camcorder via HDMI connection to a Hauppauge Colossus as a video source for live TV within MediaPortal 1.3 but I am uncertain how to properly configure the TV Server application to use it.

Under TV Servers in the configuration utility my server shows up properly as does the Colossus card but I don't know what settings to choose under the various configuration tabs for the Colossus. Are there any specific settings I should be aware of to get MediaPortal to recognize the video signal from the camcorder as a live TV stream? I have installed ArcSoft Showbiz from the Hauppauge disc and verified that the feed from the camera is working within Showbiz.

The reason I am trying to run the camcorder as a live TV stream is so that I can do timeshifting on a live recording. This setup will be used as a video replay system for athletics training and I need it to playback the 1080i feed from the camera on a 15 second delay. I've tried using the WinTV7 application available from Hauppauge but it is terribly unstable and only works for 10 minutes or so at a time, this system will need to run for 3 hours or more continuously.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

 

[mm1352000]

Hello and welcome!

1. Open TV Server configuration.
2. Go to the "scanning" section for the Colossus crossbar "tuner". Should look like this:
http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_...ver_Configuration/02_TV_Servers/5_Scan_Analog
3. Click "Add S-Video channels".
4. Go to "TV Channels" section.
5. Channel "HDMI#1 on X" (where X is the card number for the Colossus - probably 1, 2 or 3) is the channel that you can timeshift/record.

mm

 

[Sometool]

Thank you for the information. I added the S-Video Channels and verified they are mapped to the Colossus card under TV channels. When I go into the MediaPortal client software>Live TV and attempt to use HDMI#1 on Colossus it can't find a signal. Is there some other configuration step I am missing?

 

[mm1352000]

First, have you chosen codecs as well?
http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_...nfiguration/9_Codecs_and_Renderer/1_TV_Codecs

Please post log files using the watchdog tool. Follow the instructions for reproducible problems:
http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/16_Support/3_Forums/2_Log_Files

 

[Sometool]

I'm running Windows 7 so I assumed it would have the codecs necessary for h.264 playback but I see there are three choices under codecs for TV>h.264:

ATI MPEG Video Decoder
LAV Video Decoder
Microsoft DTV-DVD Video Decoder

Under TV>MPEG 2 it has the three listed above plus ATI MPEG Multiplexer, I'm not sure whether the Colossus outputs MPEG2 or h.264.

In both cases it defaulted to to LAV so I tried the other settings and still get the No Data Available message.

I uploaded my logs following the proceedure in the link from the post above.[DOUBLEPOST=1367578456][/DOUBLEPOST]The log attached to my previous post is from running the watchdog. I'm attaching the files from the Export All Currently Present Logs option to this post.

 

[mm1352000]

Hello again

The Colossus outputs h.264/AVC.
Select either LAV or the MS DTV-DVD video decoder.

The TV Server side appears to be working fine.
However, on the client side:

Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No sound card was found. If one is expected, you should install a sound driver provided by the hardware manufacturer.
Input Tab: No problems found.

Do you not have a sound card of some kind?
...or maybe you have not installed drivers for it?
You will need to do that if you want MP to work.

mm

 

[Sometool]

Hmm, the motherboard has onboard sound but I don't recall if I installed the drivers for it, I'll check that when I get home. I wasn't aware it required sound to operate. Thank you again for the help!