Before I install, will my video camera be able to stream in?

[mmmmna]

Looking to save time of installing something and not getting a key issue solved - I want my Sony DCR-TRV19 Video camera to be able to stream a video (playing from a tape inside the device), transported by the USB connection that I can see exists, streaming into a video application of some kind so I can store the videos digitally on the computer.

The camera is connecting to Kubuntu 14.04 via the USB interface, but Kino, VLC and other video apps want only IEE1394 connections which seem to not install in Kubuntu. I want that setup to work badly enough to try a new distro.

FWIW, the current setup has NO Firewire interfaces, I have no inclination to buy a firewire card since I think USB should work for me in the current setup. USB streaming works for a crappy web cam, via USB, so why not the Sony?

Anyone have ideas if this can be solved in Mageia 5?

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mmmmna@MCP61SM2MA:~$
mmmmna@MCP61SM2MA:~$
mmmmna@MCP61SM2MA:~$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 154b:004b PNY
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 154b:fa05 PNY
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 05e3:0608 Genesys Logic, Inc. USB-2.0 4-Port HUB
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 058f:6377 Alcor Micro Corp. Multimedia Card Reader
Bus 001 Device 010: ID 152d:2338 JMicron Technology Corp. / JMicron USA Technology Corp. JM20337 Hi-Speed USB to SATA & PATA Combo Bridge
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 083a:4505 Accton Technology Corp. SMCWUSB-G 802.11bg
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c404 Logitech, Inc. TrackMan Wheel
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 054c:00c0 Sony Corp. Handycam DCR-30
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
mmmmna@MCP61SM2MA:~$
mmmmna@MCP61SM2MA:~$
mmmmna@MCP61SM2MA:~$
mmmmna@MCP61SM2MA:~$ lspci
00:00.0 RAM memory: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:01.0 ISA bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 LPC Bridge (rev a2)
00:01.1 SMBus: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 SMBus (rev a2)
00:01.2 RAM memory: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 Memory Controller (rev a2)
00:02.0 USB controller: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 USB 1.1 Controller (rev a2)
00:02.1 USB controller: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 USB 2.0 Controller (rev a2)
00:04.0 PCI bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 PCI bridge (rev a1)
00:05.0 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 High Definition Audio (rev a2)
00:06.0 IDE interface: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 IDE (rev a2)
00:07.0 Bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 Ethernet (rev a2)
00:08.0 IDE interface: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 SATA Controller (rev a2)
00:09.0 PCI bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
00:0b.0 PCI bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
00:0c.0 PCI bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP61 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
00:0d.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation C61 [GeForce 6100 nForce 405] (rev a2)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
01:07.0 Communication controller: LSI Corporation Lucent V.92 Data/Fax Modem
01:08.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4318 [AirForce One 54g] 802.11g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 02)
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RV710 [Radeon HD 4350/4550]
02:00.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RV710/730 HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 4000 series]
mmmmna@MCP61SM2MA:~$



[doktor5000]

Actually that's not an issue that can be fixed on the software side - question is, does your camcorder support that?
The standard is IEEE1394 aka Firewire, and really few camcorders where ever manufactured that are able to transfer uncompressed video over USB.
That cannot be compared with webcams.

Please do the following after unplugging your camera - Open a terminal, and as root run:

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journalctl -af

then wait a few seconds, and plugin the camera, and wait again ten seconds or so, until no new output appears.
Then post everything here.

Also see the following post for more information:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php? ... ost8677761

[mmmmna]

doktor, thank you for the reply.

Operators manual and device menu both declare USB stream is possible, the manual refers to using a Windows program to capture it.

journalctl is not available in Kubuntu 14.04.

The Ubuntu post is relevant, but dvgrab has already failed the task. The post you sent me to was informative, none the less, as I forget that /dev is dynamic.


Maybe a live run of Mageia 4.1 would help here.

[doktor5000]

journalctl is not available in Kubuntu 14.04.

Then use

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tailf /var/log/messages

instead.