video, frame grab, ftp question

[xavier.bury at clearstream.com]

Hi Jim,

I also use a sat decoder - linux box in disguise with a PPC chip named the 
dreambox.

Is your black box networked?

If so, there's different clients to log-on, rsh and telnet to it. 
Moreover, you can control the "remote control"
interface via a java clients or something custom that can be made in rev 
(which i dont want to go into
since the java client does it all already). With this interface (in this 
case the Gemini Manager for dreambox)
you can framegrab, import recorded movies, schedule recordings, etc... 
Sounds like what you need...

The key would be to look for such a client for your blackbox - hopefully 
there is one for Mac or unix that can be ported to
osx... 

The dreambox can also emulate different decoders and gets frequent "system 
updates" via the
net (including codecs, keys, sat-directories, EPGs, etc) which is why it's 
so interesting... Im not sure it's legal in the
states though - but it's easy to find in europe... www.dreamboxworld.com 
has most the info and links you'll need.

Just throwing some magic ideas that work well in this category for me and 
a few friends who have dreamboxes.
What's the feed name? 

cheers
Xavier

use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com wrote on 26/10/2005 08:15:51:

> Here is a challenge that I would like to meet using as much Rev as 
possible
> 
> 1) satellite TV feed to decoder (black box)  [this is a legal 
subscription
> feed by the way]
> 2) decoder channel to input on an old Mac G4 350 mH (probably RCA video
> input)
> 3) frame grab black/white only, perhaps every 5-10 seconds
> 4) FTP a jpg of the frame to a server
> 5) use an IR signal emitter to change the channel on the decoder via Rev
> 6) auto-download the jpg on client computer to display in a Rev window
> 
> Small image size is preferred, no animation, just stop action of 5-10 
secs.
> Would like to use AppleScriptable apps if possible to achieve timing.
> Alternate could be an automatic grabbing utility (ala security/web cam
> software) and just pick up the file it would generate at preset 
intervals.
> OSX Tiger (possibly Panther, Jaguar, OS9)
> Framegrab PCI card OK or a USB ext device OK
> Sound not nec.  G4 would only be used for this purpose.
> 
> I have already designed ftp agent apps to pass files around between 
offices.
> Would like the Rev client app user to click to change the channel on the
> decoder using another Rev app on the G4 video provider.
> This is a new area for me, but the client is hoping that I can 'magic 
up' a
> working solution.
> 
> Any ideas or specific recommendations?
> 
> Jim Ault
> Las Vegas
> 
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