%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ Libdv-&libdv-version; Libdv Introduction to Libdv The Quasar DV Codec (libdv) is a software CODEC for DV video, the encoding format used by most digital camcorders. It can be used to copy videos from camcorders using a firewire (IEEE 1394) connection. &lfs10_checked; Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &libdv-md5sum; Download size: &libdv-size; Estimated disk space required: &libdv-buildsize; Estimated build time: &libdv-time; Libdv Dependencies Optional , , and User Notes: Installation of Libdv Install libdv by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr \ --disable-xv \ --disable-static && make This package does not come with a test suite. Now, as the root user: make install && install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/libdv-&libdv-version; && install -v -m644 README* /usr/share/doc/libdv-&libdv-version; Command Explanations --disable-xv: This parameter is required if an X Window System is not installed. It also prevents configure testing for libXv which is only used for an obsolete program playdv that will not be built with current linux headers and would also need other obsolete dependencies. Contents Installed Programs Installed Library Installed Directories dubdv, dvconnect, and encodedv libdv.so /usr/include/libdv and /usr/share/doc/libdv-&libdv-version; Short Descriptions dubdv inserts audio into a digital video stream. dubdv dvconnect is a small utility to send or capture raw data from and to the camcorder. dvconnect encodedv encodes a series of images to a digital video stream. encodedv libdv.so provides functions for programs interacting with the Quasar DV CODEC. libdv.{so,a}