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[80dbc4c8]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
[0fe2f5b]7 <!ENTITY v4l-download-http "https://www.linuxtv.org/downloads/v4l-utils/v4l-utils-&v4l-utils-version;.tar.bz2">
[80dbc4c8]8 <!ENTITY v4l-download-ftp " ">
[c3b8baf8]9 <!ENTITY v4l-md5sum "8ba9c73c4319b6afab5fa4358edc43de">
10 <!ENTITY v4l-size "2.2 MB">
[504e5ce]11 <!ENTITY v4l-buildsize "126 MB">
12 <!ENTITY v4l-time "1.1 SBU (using parallelism=4)">
[80dbc4c8]13]>
14
15<sect1 id="v4l-utils" xreflabel="v4l-utils-&v4l-utils-version;">
[2e14d58]16 <?dbhtml filename="v4l-utils.html" ?>
[80dbc4c8]17
18
19 <title>v4l-utils-&v4l-utils-version;</title>
20
21 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils">
22 <primary sortas="a-v4l-utils">v4l-utils</primary>
23 </indexterm>
24
25 <sect2 role="package">
26 <title>Introduction to v4l-utils</title>
27
28 <para>
[94b42903]29 <application>v4l-utils</application> provides a series of utilities for
[80dbc4c8]30 media devices, allowing to handle the proprietary formats available at
[f3429309]31 most webcams (libv4l), and providing tools to test V4L devices.
[80dbc4c8]32 </para>
33
[332bad2a]34 &lfs120_checked;
[80dbc4c8]35
36 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
37 <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
38 <listitem>
39 <para>
40 Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&v4l-download-http;"/>
41 </para>
42 </listitem>
43 <listitem>
44 <para>
45 Download (FTP): <ulink url="&v4l-download-ftp;"/>
46 </para>
47 </listitem>
48 <listitem>
49 <para>
50 Download MD5 sum: &v4l-md5sum;
51 </para>
52 </listitem>
53 <listitem>
54 <para>
55 Download size: &v4l-size;
56 </para>
57 </listitem>
58 <listitem>
59 <para>
60 Estimated disk space required: &v4l-buildsize;
61 </para>
62 </listitem>
63 <listitem>
64 <para>
65 Estimated build time: &v4l-time;
66 </para>
67 </listitem>
68 </itemizedlist>
[51ba03e]69<!--
[973a31d]70 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
71 <itemizedlist>
72 <listitem>
73 <para>
74 Required patch:
[e3cdc02a]75 <ulink url="&patch-root;/v4l-utils-&v4l-utils-version;-upstream_fixes-1.patch"/>
[973a31d]76 </para>
77 </listitem>
78 </itemizedlist>
[51ba03e]79-->
[80dbc4c8]80 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">v4l-utils Dependencies</bridgehead>
81
[8e9b706]82 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
83 <para role="required">
84 <xref linkend="llvm"/> (with target BPF)
85 </para>
86
[80dbc4c8]87 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
[c6ea0bd]88 <para role="recommended">
[a3af18e]89 <xref linkend="alsa-lib"/>,
90 <xref linkend="glu"/>,
91 <xref linkend="libjpeg"/>, and
[b3867c5]92 &qt5-deps;
[80dbc4c8]93 </para>
94
95 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
96 <para role="optional">
[58e0a9a]97 <xref linkend="doxygen"/> and
98 <xref linkend="sdl2"/>
[80dbc4c8]99 </para>
100
101 </sect2>
102
103 <sect2 role="installation">
104 <title>Installation of v4l-utils</title>
[e3cdc02a]105
[80dbc4c8]106 <para>
107 Install <application>v4l-utils</application> by running
108 the following commands:
109 </para>
110
[91219185]111<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr \
[80dbc4c8]112 --sysconfdir=/etc \
113 --disable-static &amp;&amp;
114make</userinput></screen>
115
116 <para>
[48771ae]117 This package does not come with a test suite.
[80dbc4c8]118 </para>
119
120 <para>
121 Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
122 </para>
123
[126313f8]124<screen role="root"><userinput>make -j1 install</userinput></screen>
[80dbc4c8]125
126 </sect2>
127
128 <sect2 role="content">
129 <title>Contents</title>
130
131 <segmentedlist>
132 <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
133 <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
134 <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
135
136 <seglistitem>
137 <seg>
[91982e2]138 cec-compliance,
139 cec-ctl,
140 cec-follower,
[e5e7a1d]141 cx18-ctl,
[80dbc4c8]142 decode_tm6000,
143 dvb-fe-tool,
144 dvb-format-convert,
[91982e2]145 dvbv5-daemon,
[80dbc4c8]146 dvbv5-scan,
147 dvbv5-zap,
[91982e2]148 ir-ctl,
[80dbc4c8]149 ir-keytable,
150 ivtv-ctl,
151 media-ctl,
152 qv4l2,
[e3cdc02a]153 qvidcap,
[80dbc4c8]154 rds-ctl,
155 v4l2-compliance,
156 v4l2-ctl,
157 v4l2-dbg, and
158 v4l2-sysfs-path
159 </seg>
160 <seg>
161 libdvbv5.so,
162 libv4l1.so,
163 libv4l2.so,
164 libv4l2rds.so,
165 libv4lconvert.so,
166 v4l1compat.so, and
167 v4l2convert.so
168 </seg>
169 <seg>
[0fe2f5b]170 /etc/rc_keymaps,
171 /lib/udev/rc_keymaps,
[8538618]172 /usr/include/libdvbv5, and
173 /usr/lib/libv4l
[80dbc4c8]174 </seg>
175 </seglistitem>
176 </segmentedlist>
177
178 <variablelist>
179 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
180 <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
181 <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
182
[e5e7a1d]183 <varlistentry id="cx18-ctl">
184 <term><command>cx18-ctl</command></term>
185 <listitem>
186 <para>
[4c24eb0a]187 is a tool to handle cx18 based devices
[e5e7a1d]188 </para>
189 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils cx18-ctl">
190 <primary sortas="b-cx18-ctl">cx18-ctl</primary>
191 </indexterm>
192 </listitem>
193 </varlistentry>
194
195 <varlistentry id="decode_tm6000">
196 <term><command>decode_tm6000</command></term>
197 <listitem>
198 <para>
[4c24eb0a]199 decodes multiplexed formats from TM5600/TM6000 USB devices
[e5e7a1d]200 </para>
201 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils decode_tm6000">
202 <primary sortas="b-decode_tm6000">decode_tm6000</primary>
203 </indexterm>
204 </listitem>
205 </varlistentry>
206
[80dbc4c8]207 <varlistentry id="dvb-fe-tool">
208 <term><command>dvb-fe-tool</command></term>
209 <listitem>
210 <para>
[4c24eb0a]211 is a command line tool for digital TV services
[80dbc4c8]212 </para>
213 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils dvb-fe-tool">
214 <primary sortas="b-dvb-fe-tool">dvb-fe-tool</primary>
215 </indexterm>
216 </listitem>
217 </varlistentry>
218
219 <varlistentry id="dvb-format-convert">
220 <term><command>dvb-format-convert</command></term>
221 <listitem>
222 <para>
223 is a tool meant to convert among different file formats. It is
[4c24eb0a]224 compliant with version 5 of the DVB API
[80dbc4c8]225 </para>
226 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils dvb-format-convert">
227 <primary sortas="b-dvb-format-convert">dvb-format-convert</primary>
228 </indexterm>
229 </listitem>
230 </varlistentry>
231
232 <varlistentry id="dvbv5-scan">
233 <term><command>dvbv5-scan</command></term>
234 <listitem>
235 <para>
[4cc74e03]236 is a command line frequency scanning tool for digital TV
[4c24eb0a]237 services that are compliant with version 5 of the DVB API
[80dbc4c8]238 </para>
239 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils dvbv5-scan">
240 <primary sortas="b-dvbv5-scan">dvbv5-scan</primary>
241 </indexterm>
242 </listitem>
243 </varlistentry>
244
245 <varlistentry id="dvbv5-zap">
246 <term><command>dvbv5-zap</command></term>
247 <listitem>
248 <para>
[f3429309]249 is a command line tuning tool for digital TV services
[4c24eb0a]250 that is compliant with version 5 of the DVB API
[80dbc4c8]251 </para>
252 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils dvbv5-zap">
253 <primary sortas="b-dvbv5-zap">dvbv5-zap</primary>
254 </indexterm>
255 </listitem>
256 </varlistentry>
257
258 <varlistentry id="ir-keytable">
259 <term><command>ir-keytable</command></term>
260 <listitem>
261 <para>
[f3429309]262 is a tool that lists the Remote Controller devices, allows one
263 to get/set IR keycode/scancode tables, test events generated by
[4c24eb0a]264 IR, and to adjust other Remote Controller options
[80dbc4c8]265 </para>
266 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils ir-keytable">
267 <primary sortas="b-ir-keytable">ir-keytable</primary>
268 </indexterm>
269 </listitem>
270 </varlistentry>
271
[e5e7a1d]272 <varlistentry id="ivtv-ctl">
273 <term><command>ivtv-ctl</command></term>
274 <listitem>
275 <para>
276 is a utility that can control many card settings, like changing
277 the inputs from tuner to svideo or composite, setting video
[4c24eb0a]278 resolution or changing video mode (PAL, SECAM, NTSC)
[e5e7a1d]279 </para>
280 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils ivtv-ctl">
281 <primary sortas="b-ivtv-ctl">ivtv-ctl</primary>
282 </indexterm>
283 </listitem>
284 </varlistentry>
285
286 <varlistentry id="media-ctl">
287 <term><command>media-ctl</command></term>
288 <listitem>
289 <para>
[4c24eb0a]290 is a utility used to configure V4L2 devices
[e5e7a1d]291 </para>
292 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils media-ctl">
293 <primary sortas="b-media-ctl">media-ctl</primary>
294 </indexterm>
295 </listitem>
296 </varlistentry>
297
[80dbc4c8]298 <varlistentry id="qv4l2">
299 <term><command>qv4l2</command></term>
300 <listitem>
301 <para>
[4c24eb0a]302 is used to test video4linux capture devices
[80dbc4c8]303 </para>
304 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils qv4l2">
305 <primary sortas="b-qv4l2">qv4l2</primary>
306 </indexterm>
307 </listitem>
308 </varlistentry>
309
[e3cdc02a]310 <varlistentry id="qvidcap">
311 <term><command>qvidcap</command></term>
312 <listitem>
313 <para>
314 is used to capture video from a V4L2 device
315 </para>
316 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils qvidcap">
317 <primary sortas="b-qvidcap">qvidcap</primary>
318 </indexterm>
319 </listitem>
320 </varlistentry>
321
[e5e7a1d]322 <varlistentry id="rds-ctl">
323 <term><command>rds-ctl</command></term>
324 <listitem>
325 <para>
326 is a utility for decoding raw RDS data from V4L2 Radio devices
[4c24eb0a]327 and offers simple ways to access the received RDS information
[e5e7a1d]328 </para>
329 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils rds-ctl">
330 <primary sortas="b-rds-ctl">rds-ctl</primary>
331 </indexterm>
332 </listitem>
333 </varlistentry>
334
335 <varlistentry id="v4l2-compliance">
336 <term><command>v4l2-compliance</command></term>
337 <listitem>
338 <para>
[4c24eb0a]339 is a compliance test tool
[e5e7a1d]340 </para>
341 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils v4l2-compliance">
342 <primary sortas="b-v4l2-compliance">v4l2-compliance</primary>
343 </indexterm>
344 </listitem>
345 </varlistentry>
346
347 <varlistentry id="v4l2-ctl">
348 <term><command>v4l2-ctl</command></term>
349 <listitem>
350 <para>
[4c24eb0a]351 is a tool to control v4l2 controls from the cmdline
[e5e7a1d]352 </para>
353 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils v4l2-ctl">
354 <primary sortas="b-v4l2-ctl">v4l2-ctl</primary>
355 </indexterm>
356 </listitem>
357 </varlistentry>
358
359 <varlistentry id="v4l2-dbg">
360 <term><command>v4l2-dbg</command></term>
361 <listitem>
362 <para>
[4c24eb0a]363 is a tool to directly get and set registers of v4l2 devices
[e5e7a1d]364 </para>
365 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils v4l2-dbg">
366 <primary sortas="b-v4l2-dbg">v4l2-dbg</primary>
367 </indexterm>
368 </listitem>
369 </varlistentry>
370
371 <varlistentry id="v4l2-sysfs-path">
372 <term><command>v4l2-sysfs-path</command></term>
373 <listitem>
374 <para>
375 checks the media devices installed on a machine and the
[4c24eb0a]376 corresponding device nodes
[e5e7a1d]377 </para>
378 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils v4l2-sysfs-path">
379 <primary sortas="b-v4l2-sysfs-path">v4l2-sysfs-path</primary>
380 </indexterm>
381 </listitem>
382 </varlistentry>
383
[80dbc4c8]384 </variablelist>
385
386 </sect2>
387
388</sect1>
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