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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY avifile-main-version  "0.7">
  <!ENTITY avifile-download-http "&sourceforge-repo;/avifile/avifile-&avifile-main-version;-&avifile-version;.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY avifile-download-ftp  " ">
  <!ENTITY avifile-md5sum        "7da94802f120d1b69e04a13170dcd21d">
  <!ENTITY avifile-size          "3.2 MB">
  <!ENTITY avifile-buildsize     "57.5 MB">
  <!ENTITY avifile-time          "2.5 SBU">

  <!ENTITY codec-download        "&sourceforge-repo;/avifile/binaries-011002.tgz">
  <!ENTITY codec-md5sum          "4db4edeeceefb9353b15b047207fa6d3">
  <!ENTITY codec-size            "4.3 MB">
  <!ENTITY codec-installsize     "13 MB">
]>

<sect1 id="avifile" xreflabel="Avifile-&avifile-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="avifile.html"?>

  <sect1info>
    <date>$Date$</date>
  </sect1info>

  <title>Avifile-&avifile-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="avifile">
    <primary sortas="a-Avifile">Avifile</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to Avifile</title>

    <para>The <application>Avifile</application> package contains an AVI video
    file player, tools and support libraries. This is useful for viewing and
    editing AVI files.</para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&avifile-download-http;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&avifile-download-ftp;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download MD5 sum: &avifile-md5sum;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download size: &avifile-size;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated disk space required: &avifile-buildsize;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated build time: &avifile-time;</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
    <title>Patches</title>
      <listitem>
        <para>Required patch: <ulink
        url="&patch-root;/avifile-&avifile-main-version;-&avifile-version;-gcc41-1.patch"/></para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
      <title>Codecs</title>
      <listitem>
        <para>Required CODEC: <ulink url="&codec-download;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download MD5 sum: &codec-md5sum;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download size: &codec-size;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated disk space required: &codec-installsize;</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Avifile Dependencies</bridgehead>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
    <para role="required"><!-- <xref linkend="qt"/> and -->
    <xref linkend="sdl"/></para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
    <para role="optional"><!-- <xref linkend="pkgconfig"/>, -->
    <xref linkend="libjpeg"/>,
    <xref linkend="libvorbis"/>,
    <xref linkend="liba52"/>,
    <xref linkend="lame"/>,
    <xref linkend="libmad"/>,
    <xref linkend="xvid"/>,
    <xref linkend="faad2"/>,
    <!-- Adding this comment in case this package gets any momentum and
         actually get an updated DivX. Here is the new URL to the new codec:
         http://labs.divx.com/DivXLinuxCodec -->
    <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=11050">
    DivX4Linux</ulink>, and
    <ulink url="http://dmalloc.com/">Dmalloc</ulink></para>

    <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
    <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/avifile"/></para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of Avifile</title>

    <para>Install the required CODECs as the <systemitem
    class="username">root</systemitem> user using
    the following commands:</para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>install -v -d -m755 /usr/lib/avifile-&avifile-main-version;/win32 &amp;&amp;
tar -xvf ../binaries-011002.tgz -C /usr/lib/avifile-&avifile-main-version;</userinput></screen>

    <para>Install <application>Avifile</application> by running the
    following commands:</para>

<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../avifile-&avifile-main-version;-&avifile-version;-gcc41-1.patch &amp;&amp;
./configure --prefix=/usr \
    --with-win32-path=/usr/lib/avifile-&avifile-main-version;/win32 &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>

    <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>

    <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="content">
    <title>Contents</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>avibench, avicap, avicat, avifile-config, avimake, aviplay, avirec,
        avirecompress, avitype and kv41setup</seg>
        <seg>libaviplay.so, libaviplayavcodec.so, libaviplayavformat.so,
        libaviplayavutil.so, libaviplaydha.so, libaviplayvidix, libqavm.so and
        numerous CODEC plugins and video extensions.</seg>
        <seg>/usr/include/avifile-&avifile-main-version;,
        /usr/lib/avifile-&avifile-main-version;, and
        /usr/share/avifile-&avifile-main-version;</seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

    <variablelist>
      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

      <varlistentry id="avibench">
        <term><command>avibench</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>performs a measurement of the AVI file
          support library's performance for a file.</para>
          <indexterm zone="avifile avibench">
            <primary sortas="b-avibench">avibench</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="avicap">
        <term><command>avicap</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is a widget that displays acquired video from a Video For
          Windows (VFW) compatible device, like a webcam or a TV-tuner.</para>
          <indexterm zone="avifile avicap">
            <primary sortas="b-avicap">avicap</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="avicat">
        <term><command>avicat</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>takes a set of AVI files and combines them into a single
          file.</para>
          <indexterm zone="avifile avicat">
            <primary sortas="b-avicat">avicat</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="avifile-config">
        <term><command>avifile-config</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is a script used to get information about the installed version
          of <application>Avifile</application>.</para>
          <indexterm zone="avifile avifile-config">
            <primary sortas="b-avifile-config">avifile-config</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="avimake">
        <term><command>avimake</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>takes a set of JPG images and creates a movie.</para>
          <indexterm zone="avifile avimake">
            <primary sortas="b-avimake">avimake</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="aviplay">
        <term><command>aviplay</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para> manages the input formats, the CODECs and the output formats
          to display AVI video files on your screen.</para>
          <indexterm zone="avifile aviplay">
            <primary sortas="b-aviplay">aviplay</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="avirec">
        <term><command>avirec</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is a command-line video recording tool.</para>
          <indexterm zone="avifile avirec">
            <primary sortas="b-avirec">avirec</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="avirecompress">
        <term><command>avirecompress</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is a widget that takes an input file of one CODEC type
          and converts it into a video file of another CODEC.</para>
          <indexterm zone="avifile avirecompress">
            <primary sortas="b-avirecompress">avirecompress</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="avitype">
        <term><command>avitype</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>will read and display AVI file header information.</para>
          <indexterm zone="avifile avitype">
            <primary sortas="b-avitype">avitype</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="kv41setup">
        <term><command>kv41setup</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>is a small tool which tells
          <application>video4linux</application> about the current video
          mode.</para>
          <indexterm zone="avifile kv41setup">
            <primary sortas="b-kv41setup">kv41setup</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="libaviplay">
        <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libaviplay*.so</filename></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>libraries contain the functions required by the various
          <application>Avifile</application> programs for encoding, decoding
          and to interface with the various plugins and video extensions.</para>
          <indexterm zone="avifile libaviplay">
            <primary sortas="c-libaviplay">libaviplay*.so</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

</sect1>