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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 v4l-download-http "https://www.linuxtv.org/downloads/v4l-utils/v4l-utils-&v4l-utils-version;.tar.bz2">
8 <!ENTITY v4l-download-ftp " ">
9 <!ENTITY v4l-md5sum "945a38979138997e805828a4a53e53ec">
10 <!ENTITY v4l-size "1.3 MB">
11 <!ENTITY v4l-buildsize "63 MB">
12 <!ENTITY v4l-time "0.5 SBU">
13]>
14
15<sect1 id="v4l-utils" xreflabel="v4l-utils-&v4l-utils-version;">
16 <?dbhtml filename="v4l-utils.html" ?>
17
18 <sect1info>
19 <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
20 <date>$Date$</date>
21 </sect1info>
22
23 <title>v4l-utils-&v4l-utils-version;</title>
24
25 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils">
26 <primary sortas="a-v4l-utils">v4l-utils</primary>
27 </indexterm>
28
29 <sect2 role="package">
30 <title>Introduction to v4l-utils</title>
31
32 <para>
33 <application>v4l-utils</application> provides a series of utilities for
34 media devices, allowing to handle the proprietary formats available at
35 most webcams (libv4l), and providing tools to test V4L devices.
36 </para>
37
38 &lfs79_checked;
39
40 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
41 <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
42 <listitem>
43 <para>
44 Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&v4l-download-http;"/>
45 </para>
46 </listitem>
47 <listitem>
48 <para>
49 Download (FTP): <ulink url="&v4l-download-ftp;"/>
50 </para>
51 </listitem>
52 <listitem>
53 <para>
54 Download MD5 sum: &v4l-md5sum;
55 </para>
56 </listitem>
57 <listitem>
58 <para>
59 Download size: &v4l-size;
60 </para>
61 </listitem>
62 <listitem>
63 <para>
64 Estimated disk space required: &v4l-buildsize;
65 </para>
66 </listitem>
67 <listitem>
68 <para>
69 Estimated build time: &v4l-time;
70 </para>
71 </listitem>
72 </itemizedlist>
73
74 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">v4l-utils Dependencies</bridgehead>
75
76 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
77 <para role="required">
78 <xref linkend="glu"/>,
79 <xref linkend="libjpeg"/>, and
80 <xref linkend="mesa"/>
81 </para>
82
83 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
84 <para role="optional">
85 <xref linkend="alsa-lib"/> and
86 <xref linkend="qt4"/> or
87 <xref linkend="qt5"/>
88 </para>
89
90 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
91 <para role="optional">
92 <xref linkend="doxygen"/>
93 </para>
94
95 <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
96 <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/v4l-utils"/>
97 </para>
98 </sect2>
99
100 <sect2 role="installation">
101 <title>Installation of v4l-utils</title>
102
103 <para>
104 If both Qt4 and Qt5 are installed, Qt5 will be used. If you choose to
105 build against Qt4, temporarily hide it from
106 <envar>PKG_CONFIG_PATH</envar>, issuing:
107 </para>
108
109<screen><userinput>SAVEPATH=$PKG_CONFIG_PATH &amp;&amp;
110PKG_CONFIG_PATH="\
111`echo $PKG_CONFIG_PATH | sed 's@:/opt/qt5/lib/pkgconfig@@'`"</userinput></screen>
112
113 <para>
114 Install <application>v4l-utils</application> by running
115 the following commands:
116 </para>
117
118<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr \
119 --sysconfdir=/etc \
120 --disable-static &amp;&amp;
121make</userinput></screen>
122
123 <para>
124 Again, if both Qt4 and 5 are installed and you chose to build against Qt4,
125 restore <envar>PKG_CONFIG_PATH</envar>:
126 </para>
127
128<screen><userinput>PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$SAVEPATH &amp;&amp;
129unset SAVEPATH</userinput></screen>
130
131 <para>
132 This package does not come with a testsuite.
133 </para>
134
135 <para>
136 Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
137 </para>
138
139<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
140
141 </sect2>
142
143 <sect2 role="content">
144 <title>Contents</title>
145
146 <segmentedlist>
147 <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
148 <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
149 <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
150
151 <seglistitem>
152 <seg>
153 cx18-ctl,
154 decode_tm6000,
155 dvb-fe-tool,
156 dvb-format-convert,
157 dvbv5-scan,
158 dvbv5-zap,
159 ir-keytable,
160 ivtv-ctl,
161 media-ctl,
162 qv4l2,
163 rds-ctl,
164 v4l2-compliance,
165 v4l2-ctl,
166 v4l2-dbg, and
167 v4l2-sysfs-path
168 </seg>
169 <seg>
170 libdvbv5.so,
171 libv4l1.so,
172 libv4l2.so,
173 libv4l2rds.so,
174 libv4lconvert.so,
175 v4l1compat.so, and
176 v4l2convert.so
177 </seg>
178 <seg>
179 /etc/rc_keymaps,
180 /lib/udev/rc_keymaps,
181 /usr/include/libdvbv5, and
182 /usr/lib/libv4l
183 </seg>
184 </seglistitem>
185 </segmentedlist>
186
187 <variablelist>
188 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
189 <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
190 <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
191
192 <varlistentry id="cx18-ctl">
193 <term><command>cx18-ctl</command></term>
194 <listitem>
195 <para>
196 is a tool to handle cx18 based devices.
197 </para>
198 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils cx18-ctl">
199 <primary sortas="b-cx18-ctl">cx18-ctl</primary>
200 </indexterm>
201 </listitem>
202 </varlistentry>
203
204 <varlistentry id="decode_tm6000">
205 <term><command>decode_tm6000</command></term>
206 <listitem>
207 <para>
208 decode multiplexed format from TM5600/TM6000 USB.
209 </para>
210 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils decode_tm6000">
211 <primary sortas="b-decode_tm6000">decode_tm6000</primary>
212 </indexterm>
213 </listitem>
214 </varlistentry>
215
216 <varlistentry id="dvb-fe-tool">
217 <term><command>dvb-fe-tool</command></term>
218 <listitem>
219 <para>
220 is a command line tool for digital TV services.
221 </para>
222 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils dvb-fe-tool">
223 <primary sortas="b-dvb-fe-tool">dvb-fe-tool</primary>
224 </indexterm>
225 </listitem>
226 </varlistentry>
227
228 <varlistentry id="dvb-format-convert">
229 <term><command>dvb-format-convert</command></term>
230 <listitem>
231 <para>
232 is a tool meant to convert among different file formats. It is
233 compliant with version 5 of the DVB API.
234 </para>
235 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils dvb-format-convert">
236 <primary sortas="b-dvb-format-convert">dvb-format-convert</primary>
237 </indexterm>
238 </listitem>
239 </varlistentry>
240
241 <varlistentry id="dvbv5-scan">
242 <term><command>dvbv5-scan</command></term>
243 <listitem>
244 <para>
245 is command line frequency scanning tool for digital TV
246 services that are compliant with version 5 of the DVB API.
247 </para>
248 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils dvbv5-scan">
249 <primary sortas="b-dvbv5-scan">dvbv5-scan</primary>
250 </indexterm>
251 </listitem>
252 </varlistentry>
253
254 <varlistentry id="dvbv5-zap">
255 <term><command>dvbv5-zap</command></term>
256 <listitem>
257 <para>
258 is a command line tuning tool for digital TV services
259 that is compliant with version 5 of the DVB API.
260 </para>
261 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils dvbv5-zap">
262 <primary sortas="b-dvbv5-zap">dvbv5-zap</primary>
263 </indexterm>
264 </listitem>
265 </varlistentry>
266
267 <varlistentry id="ir-keytable">
268 <term><command>ir-keytable</command></term>
269 <listitem>
270 <para>
271 is a tool that lists the Remote Controller devices, allows one
272 to get/set IR keycode/scancode tables, test events generated by
273 IR, and to adjust other Remote Controller options.
274 </para>
275 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils ir-keytable">
276 <primary sortas="b-ir-keytable">ir-keytable</primary>
277 </indexterm>
278 </listitem>
279 </varlistentry>
280
281 <varlistentry id="ivtv-ctl">
282 <term><command>ivtv-ctl</command></term>
283 <listitem>
284 <para>
285 is a utility that can control many card settings, like changing
286 the inputs from tuner to svideo or composite, setting video
287 resolution or changing video mode (PAL, SECAM, NTSC).
288 </para>
289 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils ivtv-ctl">
290 <primary sortas="b-ivtv-ctl">ivtv-ctl</primary>
291 </indexterm>
292 </listitem>
293 </varlistentry>
294
295 <varlistentry id="media-ctl">
296 <term><command>media-ctl</command></term>
297 <listitem>
298 <para>
299 is a utility used to configure V4L2 devices.
300 </para>
301 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils media-ctl">
302 <primary sortas="b-media-ctl">media-ctl</primary>
303 </indexterm>
304 </listitem>
305 </varlistentry>
306
307 <varlistentry id="qv4l2">
308 <term><command>qv4l2</command></term>
309 <listitem>
310 <para>
311 is used to test video4linux capture devices.
312 </para>
313 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils qv4l2">
314 <primary sortas="b-qv4l2">qv4l2</primary>
315 </indexterm>
316 </listitem>
317 </varlistentry>
318
319 <varlistentry id="rds-ctl">
320 <term><command>rds-ctl</command></term>
321 <listitem>
322 <para>
323 is a utility for decoding raw RDS data from V4L2 Radio devices
324 and offers simple ways to access the received RDS information.
325 </para>
326 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils rds-ctl">
327 <primary sortas="b-rds-ctl">rds-ctl</primary>
328 </indexterm>
329 </listitem>
330 </varlistentry>
331
332 <varlistentry id="v4l2-compliance">
333 <term><command>v4l2-compliance</command></term>
334 <listitem>
335 <para>
336 is a compliance test tool.
337 </para>
338 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils v4l2-compliance">
339 <primary sortas="b-v4l2-compliance">v4l2-compliance</primary>
340 </indexterm>
341 </listitem>
342 </varlistentry>
343
344 <varlistentry id="v4l2-ctl">
345 <term><command>v4l2-ctl</command></term>
346 <listitem>
347 <para>
348 is a tool to control v4l2 controls from the cmdline.
349 </para>
350 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils v4l2-ctl">
351 <primary sortas="b-v4l2-ctl">v4l2-ctl</primary>
352 </indexterm>
353 </listitem>
354 </varlistentry>
355
356 <varlistentry id="v4l2-dbg">
357 <term><command>v4l2-dbg</command></term>
358 <listitem>
359 <para>
360 is a tool to directly get and set registers of v4l2 devices.
361 </para>
362 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils v4l2-dbg">
363 <primary sortas="b-v4l2-dbg">v4l2-dbg</primary>
364 </indexterm>
365 </listitem>
366 </varlistentry>
367
368 <varlistentry id="v4l2-sysfs-path">
369 <term><command>v4l2-sysfs-path</command></term>
370 <listitem>
371 <para>
372 checks the media devices installed on a machine and the
373 corresponding device nodes.
374 </para>
375 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils v4l2-sysfs-path">
376 <primary sortas="b-v4l2-sysfs-path">v4l2-sysfs-path</primary>
377 </indexterm>
378 </listitem>
379 </varlistentry>
380
381 </variablelist>
382
383 </sect2>
384
385</sect1>
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