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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 " ">
[51ba03e]9 <!ENTITY v4l-md5sum "8aa73287320a49e9170a8255d7b2c7e6">
10 <!ENTITY v4l-size "2.0 MB">
11 <!ENTITY v4l-buildsize "117 MB">
[bd45e10]12 <!ENTITY v4l-time "0.5 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 <sect1info>
[d027410]19 <date>$Date$</date>
[80dbc4c8]20 </sect1info>
21
22 <title>v4l-utils-&v4l-utils-version;</title>
23
24 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils">
25 <primary sortas="a-v4l-utils">v4l-utils</primary>
26 </indexterm>
27
28 <sect2 role="package">
29 <title>Introduction to v4l-utils</title>
30
31 <para>
[94b42903]32 <application>v4l-utils</application> provides a series of utilities for
[80dbc4c8]33 media devices, allowing to handle the proprietary formats available at
[f3429309]34 most webcams (libv4l), and providing tools to test V4L devices.
[80dbc4c8]35 </para>
36
[7b2fed0f]37 &lfs110a_checked;
[80dbc4c8]38
39 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
40 <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
41 <listitem>
42 <para>
43 Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&v4l-download-http;"/>
44 </para>
45 </listitem>
46 <listitem>
47 <para>
48 Download (FTP): <ulink url="&v4l-download-ftp;"/>
49 </para>
50 </listitem>
51 <listitem>
52 <para>
53 Download MD5 sum: &v4l-md5sum;
54 </para>
55 </listitem>
56 <listitem>
57 <para>
58 Download size: &v4l-size;
59 </para>
60 </listitem>
61 <listitem>
62 <para>
63 Estimated disk space required: &v4l-buildsize;
64 </para>
65 </listitem>
66 <listitem>
67 <para>
68 Estimated build time: &v4l-time;
69 </para>
70 </listitem>
71 </itemizedlist>
[51ba03e]72<!--
[973a31d]73 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
74 <itemizedlist>
75 <listitem>
76 <para>
77 Required patch:
[e3cdc02a]78 <ulink url="&patch-root;/v4l-utils-&v4l-utils-version;-upstream_fixes-1.patch"/>
[973a31d]79 </para>
80 </listitem>
81 </itemizedlist>
[51ba03e]82-->
[80dbc4c8]83 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">v4l-utils Dependencies</bridgehead>
84
[8e9b706]85 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
86 <para role="required">
87 <xref linkend="llvm"/> (with target BPF)
88 </para>
89
[80dbc4c8]90 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
[c6ea0bd]91 <para role="recommended">
[a3af18e]92 <xref linkend="alsa-lib"/>,
93 <xref linkend="glu"/>,
94 <xref linkend="libjpeg"/>, and
[80dbc4c8]95 <xref linkend="qt5"/>
96 </para>
97
98 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
99 <para role="optional">
[58e0a9a]100 <xref linkend="doxygen"/> and
101 <xref linkend="sdl2"/>
[80dbc4c8]102 </para>
103
104 <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
105 <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/v4l-utils"/>
106 </para>
107 </sect2>
108
109 <sect2 role="installation">
110 <title>Installation of v4l-utils</title>
[51ba03e]111<!--
[e3cdc02a]112 <para>
[8558044]113 First, apply a patch to fix building with GCC-11.1 if
[e3cdc02a]114 <xref role="nodep" linkend="qt5"/> is installed:
115 </para>
116
117<screen><userinput remap="pre">patch -Np1 -i ../v4l-utils-&v4l-utils-version;-upstream_fixes-1.patch</userinput></screen>
[51ba03e]118-->
[80dbc4c8]119 <para>
120 Install <application>v4l-utils</application> by running
121 the following commands:
122 </para>
123
[91219185]124<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr \
[80dbc4c8]125 --sysconfdir=/etc \
126 --disable-static &amp;&amp;
127make</userinput></screen>
128
129 <para>
130 This package does not come with a testsuite.
131 </para>
132
133 <para>
134 Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
135 </para>
136
[126313f8]137<screen role="root"><userinput>make -j1 install</userinput></screen>
[80dbc4c8]138
139 </sect2>
140
141 <sect2 role="content">
142 <title>Contents</title>
143
144 <segmentedlist>
145 <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
146 <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
147 <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
148
149 <seglistitem>
150 <seg>
[91982e2]151 cec-compliance,
152 cec-ctl,
153 cec-follower,
[e5e7a1d]154 cx18-ctl,
[80dbc4c8]155 decode_tm6000,
156 dvb-fe-tool,
157 dvb-format-convert,
[91982e2]158 dvbv5-daemon,
[80dbc4c8]159 dvbv5-scan,
160 dvbv5-zap,
[91982e2]161 ir-ctl,
[80dbc4c8]162 ir-keytable,
163 ivtv-ctl,
164 media-ctl,
165 qv4l2,
[e3cdc02a]166 qvidcap,
[80dbc4c8]167 rds-ctl,
168 v4l2-compliance,
169 v4l2-ctl,
170 v4l2-dbg, and
171 v4l2-sysfs-path
172 </seg>
173 <seg>
174 libdvbv5.so,
175 libv4l1.so,
176 libv4l2.so,
177 libv4l2rds.so,
178 libv4lconvert.so,
179 v4l1compat.so, and
180 v4l2convert.so
181 </seg>
182 <seg>
[0fe2f5b]183 /etc/rc_keymaps,
184 /lib/udev/rc_keymaps,
[8538618]185 /usr/include/libdvbv5, and
186 /usr/lib/libv4l
[80dbc4c8]187 </seg>
188 </seglistitem>
189 </segmentedlist>
190
191 <variablelist>
192 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
193 <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
194 <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
195
[e5e7a1d]196 <varlistentry id="cx18-ctl">
197 <term><command>cx18-ctl</command></term>
198 <listitem>
199 <para>
[4c24eb0a]200 is a tool to handle cx18 based devices
[e5e7a1d]201 </para>
202 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils cx18-ctl">
203 <primary sortas="b-cx18-ctl">cx18-ctl</primary>
204 </indexterm>
205 </listitem>
206 </varlistentry>
207
208 <varlistentry id="decode_tm6000">
209 <term><command>decode_tm6000</command></term>
210 <listitem>
211 <para>
[4c24eb0a]212 decodes multiplexed formats from TM5600/TM6000 USB devices
[e5e7a1d]213 </para>
214 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils decode_tm6000">
215 <primary sortas="b-decode_tm6000">decode_tm6000</primary>
216 </indexterm>
217 </listitem>
218 </varlistentry>
219
[80dbc4c8]220 <varlistentry id="dvb-fe-tool">
221 <term><command>dvb-fe-tool</command></term>
222 <listitem>
223 <para>
[4c24eb0a]224 is a command line tool for digital TV services
[80dbc4c8]225 </para>
226 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils dvb-fe-tool">
227 <primary sortas="b-dvb-fe-tool">dvb-fe-tool</primary>
228 </indexterm>
229 </listitem>
230 </varlistentry>
231
232 <varlistentry id="dvb-format-convert">
233 <term><command>dvb-format-convert</command></term>
234 <listitem>
235 <para>
236 is a tool meant to convert among different file formats. It is
[4c24eb0a]237 compliant with version 5 of the DVB API
[80dbc4c8]238 </para>
239 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils dvb-format-convert">
240 <primary sortas="b-dvb-format-convert">dvb-format-convert</primary>
241 </indexterm>
242 </listitem>
243 </varlistentry>
244
245 <varlistentry id="dvbv5-scan">
246 <term><command>dvbv5-scan</command></term>
247 <listitem>
248 <para>
[4cc74e03]249 is a command line frequency scanning tool for digital TV
[4c24eb0a]250 services that are compliant with version 5 of the DVB API
[80dbc4c8]251 </para>
252 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils dvbv5-scan">
253 <primary sortas="b-dvbv5-scan">dvbv5-scan</primary>
254 </indexterm>
255 </listitem>
256 </varlistentry>
257
258 <varlistentry id="dvbv5-zap">
259 <term><command>dvbv5-zap</command></term>
260 <listitem>
261 <para>
[f3429309]262 is a command line tuning tool for digital TV services
[4c24eb0a]263 that is compliant with version 5 of the DVB API
[80dbc4c8]264 </para>
265 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils dvbv5-zap">
266 <primary sortas="b-dvbv5-zap">dvbv5-zap</primary>
267 </indexterm>
268 </listitem>
269 </varlistentry>
270
271 <varlistentry id="ir-keytable">
272 <term><command>ir-keytable</command></term>
273 <listitem>
274 <para>
[f3429309]275 is a tool that lists the Remote Controller devices, allows one
276 to get/set IR keycode/scancode tables, test events generated by
[4c24eb0a]277 IR, and to adjust other Remote Controller options
[80dbc4c8]278 </para>
279 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils ir-keytable">
280 <primary sortas="b-ir-keytable">ir-keytable</primary>
281 </indexterm>
282 </listitem>
283 </varlistentry>
284
[e5e7a1d]285 <varlistentry id="ivtv-ctl">
286 <term><command>ivtv-ctl</command></term>
287 <listitem>
288 <para>
289 is a utility that can control many card settings, like changing
290 the inputs from tuner to svideo or composite, setting video
[4c24eb0a]291 resolution or changing video mode (PAL, SECAM, NTSC)
[e5e7a1d]292 </para>
293 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils ivtv-ctl">
294 <primary sortas="b-ivtv-ctl">ivtv-ctl</primary>
295 </indexterm>
296 </listitem>
297 </varlistentry>
298
299 <varlistentry id="media-ctl">
300 <term><command>media-ctl</command></term>
301 <listitem>
302 <para>
[4c24eb0a]303 is a utility used to configure V4L2 devices
[e5e7a1d]304 </para>
305 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils media-ctl">
306 <primary sortas="b-media-ctl">media-ctl</primary>
307 </indexterm>
308 </listitem>
309 </varlistentry>
310
[80dbc4c8]311 <varlistentry id="qv4l2">
312 <term><command>qv4l2</command></term>
313 <listitem>
314 <para>
[4c24eb0a]315 is used to test video4linux capture devices
[80dbc4c8]316 </para>
317 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils qv4l2">
318 <primary sortas="b-qv4l2">qv4l2</primary>
319 </indexterm>
320 </listitem>
321 </varlistentry>
322
[e3cdc02a]323 <varlistentry id="qvidcap">
324 <term><command>qvidcap</command></term>
325 <listitem>
326 <para>
327 is used to capture video from a V4L2 device
328 </para>
329 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils qvidcap">
330 <primary sortas="b-qvidcap">qvidcap</primary>
331 </indexterm>
332 </listitem>
333 </varlistentry>
334
[e5e7a1d]335 <varlistentry id="rds-ctl">
336 <term><command>rds-ctl</command></term>
337 <listitem>
338 <para>
339 is a utility for decoding raw RDS data from V4L2 Radio devices
[4c24eb0a]340 and offers simple ways to access the received RDS information
[e5e7a1d]341 </para>
342 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils rds-ctl">
343 <primary sortas="b-rds-ctl">rds-ctl</primary>
344 </indexterm>
345 </listitem>
346 </varlistentry>
347
348 <varlistentry id="v4l2-compliance">
349 <term><command>v4l2-compliance</command></term>
350 <listitem>
351 <para>
[4c24eb0a]352 is a compliance test tool
[e5e7a1d]353 </para>
354 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils v4l2-compliance">
355 <primary sortas="b-v4l2-compliance">v4l2-compliance</primary>
356 </indexterm>
357 </listitem>
358 </varlistentry>
359
360 <varlistentry id="v4l2-ctl">
361 <term><command>v4l2-ctl</command></term>
362 <listitem>
363 <para>
[4c24eb0a]364 is a tool to control v4l2 controls from the cmdline
[e5e7a1d]365 </para>
366 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils v4l2-ctl">
367 <primary sortas="b-v4l2-ctl">v4l2-ctl</primary>
368 </indexterm>
369 </listitem>
370 </varlistentry>
371
372 <varlistentry id="v4l2-dbg">
373 <term><command>v4l2-dbg</command></term>
374 <listitem>
375 <para>
[4c24eb0a]376 is a tool to directly get and set registers of v4l2 devices
[e5e7a1d]377 </para>
378 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils v4l2-dbg">
379 <primary sortas="b-v4l2-dbg">v4l2-dbg</primary>
380 </indexterm>
381 </listitem>
382 </varlistentry>
383
384 <varlistentry id="v4l2-sysfs-path">
385 <term><command>v4l2-sysfs-path</command></term>
386 <listitem>
387 <para>
388 checks the media devices installed on a machine and the
[4c24eb0a]389 corresponding device nodes
[e5e7a1d]390 </para>
391 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils v4l2-sysfs-path">
392 <primary sortas="b-v4l2-sysfs-path">v4l2-sysfs-path</primary>
393 </indexterm>
394 </listitem>
395 </varlistentry>
396
[80dbc4c8]397 </variablelist>
398
399 </sect2>
400
401</sect1>
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