source: multimedia/libdriv/v4l-utils.xml@ 3acf108

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<sect1 id="v4l-utils" xreflabel="v4l-utils-&v4l-utils-version;">
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    <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
    <date>$Date$</date>
  </sect1info>

  <title>v4l-utils-&v4l-utils-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="v4l-utils">
    <primary sortas="a-v4l-utils">v4l-utils</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to v4l-utils</title>

    <para>
      <application>v4l-utils</application> provides  a series of utilities for
      media devices, allowing to handle the proprietary formats available at
      most webcams (libv4l), and providing tools to test V4L devices. 
    </para>

    &lfs78_checked;

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&v4l-download-http;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download (FTP): <ulink url="&v4l-download-ftp;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download MD5 sum: &v4l-md5sum;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download size: &v4l-size;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Estimated disk space required: &v4l-buildsize;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Estimated build time: &v4l-time;
        </para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">v4l-utils Dependencies</bridgehead>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
    <para role="required">
      <xref linkend="glu"/>,
      <xref linkend="libjpeg"/>, and
      <xref linkend="mesalib"/>
    </para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
    <para role="optional">
      <xref linkend="alsa-lib"/> and
      <xref linkend="qt4"/> or
      <xref linkend="qt5"/>
    </para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
    <para role="optional">
      <xref linkend="doxygen"/>
    </para>

    <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
      <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/v4l-utils"/>
    </para>
  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of v4l-utils</title>

    <para>
      Install <application>v4l-utils</application> by running
      the following commands:
    </para>

<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr     \
            --sysconfdir=/etc \
            --disable-static  &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>

    <para>
      This package does not come with a testsuite.
    </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 Library</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>
          x18-ctl,
          decode_tm6000,
          dvb-fe-tool,
          dvb-format-convert,
          dvbv5-scan,
          dvbv5-zap,
          ir-keytable,
          ivtv-ctl,
          media-ctl,
          qv4l2,
          rds-ctl,
          v4l2-compliance,
          v4l2-ctl,
          v4l2-dbg, and
          v4l2-sysfs-path
        </seg>
        <seg>
          libdvbv5.so,
          libv4l1.so,
          libv4l2.so,
          libv4l2rds.so,
          libv4lconvert.so,
          v4l1compat.so, and
          v4l2convert.so
        </seg>
        <seg>
          /lib/udev/rc_keymaps
          /usr/include/libdvbv5, 
          /usr/lib/libv4l, and 
          /usr/lib/libv4l/plugins 
        </seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

    <variablelist>
      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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      <varlistentry id="dvb-fe-tool">
        <term><command>dvb-fe-tool</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            is a command line tool for digital TV services.
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="v4l-utils dvb-fe-tool">
            <primary sortas="b-dvb-fe-tool">dvb-fe-tool</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="dvb-format-convert">
        <term><command>dvb-format-convert</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            is a tool meant to convert among different file formats.  It is
            compliant with version 5 of the DVB API.
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="v4l-utils dvb-format-convert">
            <primary sortas="b-dvb-format-convert">dvb-format-convert</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="dvbv5-scan">
        <term><command>dvbv5-scan</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            is  command line frequency scanning tool for digital TV 
            services that are compliant with version 5 of the DVB API.
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="v4l-utils dvbv5-scan">
            <primary sortas="b-dvbv5-scan">dvbv5-scan</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="dvbv5-zap">
        <term><command>dvbv5-zap</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            is a command line tuning tool for digital TV services 
            that is compliant with version 5 of the DVB API.
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="v4l-utils dvbv5-zap">
            <primary sortas="b-dvbv5-zap">dvbv5-zap</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="ir-keytable">
        <term><command>ir-keytable</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            is a tool that lists the Remote Controller devices, allows one 
            to get/set IR keycode/scancode tables, test events generated by 
            IR, and to adjust other Remote Controller options.
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="v4l-utils ir-keytable">
            <primary sortas="b-ir-keytable">ir-keytable</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="qv4l2">
        <term><command>qv4l2</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            is  used  to  test video4linux capture devices.
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="v4l-utils qv4l2">
            <primary sortas="b-qv4l2">qv4l2</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

</sect1>