[senit] using digital video with students

This thread's a few weeks old, but I've very recently been trying to use a

Have you tried MediaPortal, freevo or MythTV? The classic MythTV  has
a reputation for being very flexible but a bit of a beast to set up.
Some would require you to run on Linux, but that really isn't a big
issue these days as distros like Ubuntu make life so easy.

VLC streams and has DVB codecs, but I don't know about EPG.

Steve Lee

On 5/24/07, Stephen Smith <stephen.smith.home at dsl.pipex.com> wrote:
> This thread's a few weeks old, but I've very recently been trying to use a
> pinnacle card and software to play back and record live DVB-T television,
> and also to pick up the signal on other PCs on the network.
>
> Every piece of software I've tried has been ropey to say the least
>
> Does anyone know of a piece of software that :
>
> Picks up all the channels and makes it easy to put them in a sensible order
> Has easily configurable (and free) EPG
> Doesn't crash when it encounters a radio station, an interactive station, or
> a station that's off air
> Allows you to pipe the signal to other PCs on the net
>
> So far I've used Pinaccle Media Centre - versions 1.2 through to 4, and
> various third party programs including some Open Source  and shareware
> stuff. None have been ideal
>
> Any suggestions ?
>
>
> If any one is wondering what this has to do with SEN; I'm experimenting at
> home with a view to implementing on school network, as we've previously had
> an old analogue cable connection which has more or less died the death - and
> we're now faced with a large-ish bill to switch to digital, satelitte isn't
> an option due to restrictions on dishes in our locality; and we could
> presumably rig up a DVB aerial  - but it might be as easy to pipe it to the
> network rather than individual set top boxes - and that way we'd get it on
> out white boxes.
>
> Stephen
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <webmaster at aylesburyvale-sec.bucks.sch.uk>
> To: <senit at lists.becta.org.uk>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 1:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [senit] using digital video with students
>
>
> > Unfair? No, just talking from experience. I would point out
> > that this is the same experience that thousands of other
> > Pinnacle users have reported (just take a look at their
> > forums!)
> >
> > I'm glad that your students haven't suffered the same
> > negative experiences as mine :o)
> >
> > iMovie is my preferred choice but unfortunately is only
> > available on the Mac.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: N PRICE <normapp at btinternet.com>
> > To: senit at lists.becta.org.uk
> > Subject: Re: [senit] using digital video with students
> > Date: 23-Apr-2007 17:07:37 +0100
> >
> >> Mark,
> >> I think you are being unfair on Pinnacle. I have Pinnacle
> >> Studio Plus v 10.5 and it runs very smoothly on my
> >> machine. Did you use an earlier version?
> >>
> >>  Norma
> >> ....................
> >> Norma Price
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message ----
> >> From: "webmaster at aylesburyvale-sec.bucks.sch.uk"
> >> <webmaster at aylesburyvale-sec.bucks.sch.uk> To:
> >> senit at lists.becta.org.uk Sent: Monday, 23 April, 2007
> >> 12:01:03 PM Subject: Re: [senit] using digital video with
> >> students
> >>
> >>
> >> Shame you don't have Macs as iMovie is great for SEN.
> >>
> >> As you're using PCs you need to avoid Pinnacle as it is
> >> very buggy. My students have found it incredibly
> >> frustrating (lost work, crashes, etc. Even on a high
> >> specced machine) Use anything but!
> >>
> >> Mark
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: david fettes <davidfettes3 at yahoo.co.uk>
> >> To: senit at lists.becta.org.uk
> >> Subject: [senit] using digital video with students
> >> Date: 19-Apr-2007 23:27:58 +0100
> >>
> >> > hello, have been asked to give series of lessons on
> >> > digital video (on windows)to more able students with
> >> > SLD with little experience of digital video. probably
> >> > as group lesson with lots of support.
> >> > (BTW thanks for the info on dig still cams with video
> >> > clip facility.)
> >> >
> >> >  a *first thoughts list for the lessons was
> >> >
> >> > 1. using dig still cams with video clip facility.
> >> > 2. downloading & viewing these clips
> >> > 3. possibly simple editing (eg joining clips?)of these
> >> > in windows movie maker
> >> > 4. using digital video camcorder
> >> > 5. viewing live output on TV monitor
> >> > 6. downloading to pc with pinnacle or windows movie
> >> > maker
> >> > 7. simple transitions or editing?
> >> > 8. output as file or dvd
> >> >
> >> > how does this compare what you have done with students
> >> > with SLD? Any suggestions? what kind of editing would
> >> > you suggest? what about the digital blue/Tag digital
> >> > movie creator- where does it fit in?
> >> > thanks
> >> > David
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
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