Ubuntu – Record TV program from VLC

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I am using VLC 2.0.1 to watch TV (DVB-T) through my PCI TV tuner

Is it possible to record a TV programm as an .avi or .mp4 file? Can I record it with VLC or another app?

Best Answer

This may be a bit of an overkill, but MythTV is an absolutely incredibly awesome thing:

  • you can tell it once you want to record a certain show and it will find it and record it automatically. Or to record all documentaries. Or to record a first episode of all soap operas.
  • recorded episodes are neatly categorized in a nice UI
  • you can tell it to keep only 10 latest episodes of a show
  • you can tell it to find ad blocks so you can skip them (or maybe skip the movie and watch ads instead)
  • it has a separate backend which runs in the background, so you don't have to manually start anything to record a program
  • you can even set up your computer to wake up at night, record a show and shut down. Or you can have backend running on one machine which never shuts down and access it with multiple frontends installed on all your home PCs.
  • you can set up access to your MythTV via a web browser so you can manage recordings over Internet

MythTV

There's a separate distribution of Ubuntu called Mythbuntu installing which would make sense if you're building a dedicated media center, but you can also install MythTV in "normal" Ubuntu

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