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1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
2<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
3 "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
4 <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
5 %general-entities;
6
7 <!ENTITY avifile-main-version "0.7">
8 <!ENTITY avifile-download-http "&sourceforge-repo;/avifile/avifile-&avifile-main-version;-&avifile-version;.tar.bz2">
9 <!ENTITY avifile-download-ftp " ">
10 <!ENTITY avifile-md5sum "7da94802f120d1b69e04a13170dcd21d">
11 <!ENTITY avifile-size "3.2 MB">
12 <!ENTITY avifile-buildsize "57.5 MB">
13 <!ENTITY avifile-time "2.5 SBU">
14
15 <!ENTITY codec-download "&sourceforge-repo;/avifile/binaries-011002.tgz">
16 <!ENTITY codec-md5sum "4db4edeeceefb9353b15b047207fa6d3">
17 <!ENTITY codec-size "4.3 MB">
18 <!ENTITY codec-installsize "13 MB">
19]>
20
21<sect1 id="avifile" xreflabel="Avifile-&avifile-version;">
22 <?dbhtml filename="avifile.html"?>
23
24
25 <title>Avifile-&avifile-version;</title>
26
27 <indexterm zone="avifile">
28 <primary sortas="a-Avifile">Avifile</primary>
29 </indexterm>
30
31 <sect2 role="package">
32 <title>Introduction to Avifile</title>
33
34 <para>The <application>Avifile</application> package contains an AVI video
35 file player, tools and support libraries. This is useful for viewing and
36 editing AVI files.</para>
37
38 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
39 <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
40 <listitem>
41 <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&avifile-download-http;"/></para>
42 </listitem>
43 <listitem>
44 <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&avifile-download-ftp;"/></para>
45 </listitem>
46 <listitem>
47 <para>Download MD5 sum: &avifile-md5sum;</para>
48 </listitem>
49 <listitem>
50 <para>Download size: &avifile-size;</para>
51 </listitem>
52 <listitem>
53 <para>Estimated disk space required: &avifile-buildsize;</para>
54 </listitem>
55 <listitem>
56 <para>Estimated build time: &avifile-time;</para>
57 </listitem>
58 </itemizedlist>
59
60 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
61 <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
62 <title>Patches</title>
63 <listitem>
64 <para>Required patch: <ulink
65 url="&patch-root;/avifile-&avifile-main-version;-&avifile-version;-gcc41-1.patch"/></para>
66 </listitem>
67 </itemizedlist>
68
69 <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
70 <title>Codecs</title>
71 <listitem>
72 <para>Required CODEC: <ulink url="&codec-download;"/></para>
73 </listitem>
74 <listitem>
75 <para>Download MD5 sum: &codec-md5sum;</para>
76 </listitem>
77 <listitem>
78 <para>Download size: &codec-size;</para>
79 </listitem>
80 <listitem>
81 <para>Estimated disk space required: &codec-installsize;</para>
82 </listitem>
83 </itemizedlist>
84
85 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Avifile Dependencies</bridgehead>
86
87 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
88 <para role="required"><!-- <xref linkend="qt"/> and -->
89 <xref linkend="sdl"/></para>
90
91 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
92 <para role="optional"><!-- <xref linkend="pkgconfig"/>, -->
93 <xref linkend="libjpeg"/>,
94 <xref linkend="libvorbis"/>,
95 <xref linkend="liba52"/>,
96 <xref linkend="lame"/>,
97 <xref linkend="libmad"/>,
98 <xref linkend="xvid"/>,
99 <xref linkend="faad2"/>,
100 <!-- Adding this comment in case this package gets any momentum and
101 actually get an updated DivX. Here is the new URL to the new codec:
102 http://labs.divx.com/DivXLinuxCodec -->
103 <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=11050">
104 DivX4Linux</ulink>, and
105 <ulink url="http://dmalloc.com/">Dmalloc</ulink></para>
106
107 <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
108 <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/avifile"/></para>
109
110 </sect2>
111
112 <sect2 role="installation">
113 <title>Installation of Avifile</title>
114
115 <para>Install the required CODECs as the <systemitem
116 class="username">root</systemitem> user using
117 the following commands:</para>
118
119<screen role="root"><userinput>install -v -d -m755 /usr/lib/avifile-&avifile-main-version;/win32 &amp;&amp;
120tar -xvf ../binaries-011002.tgz -C /usr/lib/avifile-&avifile-main-version;</userinput></screen>
121
122 <para>Install <application>Avifile</application> by running the
123 following commands:</para>
124
125<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../avifile-&avifile-main-version;-&avifile-version;-gcc41-1.patch &amp;&amp;
126./configure --prefix=/usr \
127 --with-win32-path=/usr/lib/avifile-&avifile-main-version;/win32 &amp;&amp;
128make</userinput></screen>
129
130 <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
131
132 <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
133
134<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
135
136 </sect2>
137
138 <sect2 role="content">
139 <title>Contents</title>
140
141 <segmentedlist>
142 <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
143 <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
144 <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
145
146 <seglistitem>
147 <seg>avibench, avicap, avicat, avifile-config, avimake, aviplay, avirec,
148 avirecompress, avitype and kv41setup</seg>
149 <seg>libaviplay.so, libaviplayavcodec.so, libaviplayavformat.so,
150 libaviplayavutil.so, libaviplaydha.so, libaviplayvidix, libqavm.so and
151 numerous CODEC plugins and video extensions.</seg>
152 <seg>/usr/include/avifile-&avifile-main-version;,
153 /usr/lib/avifile-&avifile-main-version;, and
154 /usr/share/avifile-&avifile-main-version;</seg>
155 </seglistitem>
156 </segmentedlist>
157
158 <variablelist>
159 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
160 <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
161 <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
162
163 <varlistentry id="avibench">
164 <term><command>avibench</command></term>
165 <listitem>
166 <para>performs a measurement of the AVI file
167 support library's performance for a file.</para>
168 <indexterm zone="avifile avibench">
169 <primary sortas="b-avibench">avibench</primary>
170 </indexterm>
171 </listitem>
172 </varlistentry>
173
174 <varlistentry id="avicap">
175 <term><command>avicap</command></term>
176 <listitem>
177 <para>is a widget that displays acquired video from a Video For
178 Windows (VFW) compatible device, like a webcam or a TV-tuner.</para>
179 <indexterm zone="avifile avicap">
180 <primary sortas="b-avicap">avicap</primary>
181 </indexterm>
182 </listitem>
183 </varlistentry>
184
185 <varlistentry id="avicat">
186 <term><command>avicat</command></term>
187 <listitem>
188 <para>takes a set of AVI files and combines them into a single
189 file.</para>
190 <indexterm zone="avifile avicat">
191 <primary sortas="b-avicat">avicat</primary>
192 </indexterm>
193 </listitem>
194 </varlistentry>
195
196 <varlistentry id="avifile-config">
197 <term><command>avifile-config</command></term>
198 <listitem>
199 <para>is a script used to get information about the installed version
200 of <application>Avifile</application>.</para>
201 <indexterm zone="avifile avifile-config">
202 <primary sortas="b-avifile-config">avifile-config</primary>
203 </indexterm>
204 </listitem>
205 </varlistentry>
206
207 <varlistentry id="avimake">
208 <term><command>avimake</command></term>
209 <listitem>
210 <para>takes a set of JPG images and creates a movie.</para>
211 <indexterm zone="avifile avimake">
212 <primary sortas="b-avimake">avimake</primary>
213 </indexterm>
214 </listitem>
215 </varlistentry>
216
217 <varlistentry id="aviplay">
218 <term><command>aviplay</command></term>
219 <listitem>
220 <para> manages the input formats, the CODECs and the output formats
221 to display AVI video files on your screen.</para>
222 <indexterm zone="avifile aviplay">
223 <primary sortas="b-aviplay">aviplay</primary>
224 </indexterm>
225 </listitem>
226 </varlistentry>
227
228 <varlistentry id="avirec">
229 <term><command>avirec</command></term>
230 <listitem>
231 <para>is a command-line video recording tool.</para>
232 <indexterm zone="avifile avirec">
233 <primary sortas="b-avirec">avirec</primary>
234 </indexterm>
235 </listitem>
236 </varlistentry>
237
238 <varlistentry id="avirecompress">
239 <term><command>avirecompress</command></term>
240 <listitem>
241 <para>is a widget that takes an input file of one CODEC type
242 and converts it into a video file of another CODEC.</para>
243 <indexterm zone="avifile avirecompress">
244 <primary sortas="b-avirecompress">avirecompress</primary>
245 </indexterm>
246 </listitem>
247 </varlistentry>
248
249 <varlistentry id="avitype">
250 <term><command>avitype</command></term>
251 <listitem>
252 <para>will read and display AVI file header information.</para>
253 <indexterm zone="avifile avitype">
254 <primary sortas="b-avitype">avitype</primary>
255 </indexterm>
256 </listitem>
257 </varlistentry>
258
259 <varlistentry id="kv41setup">
260 <term><command>kv41setup</command></term>
261 <listitem>
262 <para>is a small tool which tells
263 <application>video4linux</application> about the current video
264 mode.</para>
265 <indexterm zone="avifile kv41setup">
266 <primary sortas="b-kv41setup">kv41setup</primary>
267 </indexterm>
268 </listitem>
269 </varlistentry>
270
271 <varlistentry id="libaviplay">
272 <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libaviplay*.so</filename></term>
273 <listitem>
274 <para>libraries contain the functions required by the various
275 <application>Avifile</application> programs for encoding, decoding
276 and to interface with the various plugins and video extensions.</para>
277 <indexterm zone="avifile libaviplay">
278 <primary sortas="c-libaviplay">libaviplay*.so</primary>
279 </indexterm>
280 </listitem>
281 </varlistentry>
282
283 </variablelist>
284
285 </sect2>
286
287</sect1>
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