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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 "98ade56409bb1beb665c9cf2e4d99592">
10 <!ENTITY v4l-size "1.5 MB">
11 <!ENTITY v4l-buildsize "52 MB">
12 <!ENTITY v4l-time "0.7 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 &lfs80_checked;
39 &gcc7_checked;
40
41 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
42 <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
43 <listitem>
44 <para>
45 Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&v4l-download-http;"/>
46 </para>
47 </listitem>
48 <listitem>
49 <para>
50 Download (FTP): <ulink url="&v4l-download-ftp;"/>
51 </para>
52 </listitem>
53 <listitem>
54 <para>
55 Download MD5 sum: &v4l-md5sum;
56 </para>
57 </listitem>
58 <listitem>
59 <para>
60 Download size: &v4l-size;
61 </para>
62 </listitem>
63 <listitem>
64 <para>
65 Estimated disk space required: &v4l-buildsize;
66 </para>
67 </listitem>
68 <listitem>
69 <para>
70 Estimated build time: &v4l-time;
71 </para>
72 </listitem>
73 </itemizedlist>
74
75 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">v4l-utils Dependencies</bridgehead>
76
77 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
78 <para role="recommended">
79 <xref linkend="alsa-lib"/>,
80 <xref linkend="glu"/>,
81 <xref linkend="libjpeg"/>, and
82 <xref linkend="qt5"/>
83 </para>
84
85 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
86 <para role="optional">
87 <xref linkend="doxygen"/>
88 </para>
89
90 <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
91 <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/v4l-utils"/>
92 </para>
93 </sect2>
94
95 <sect2 role="installation">
96 <title>Installation of v4l-utils</title>
97
98 <para>
99 Install <application>v4l-utils</application> by running
100 the following commands:
101 </para>
102
103<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr \
104 --sysconfdir=/etc \
105 --disable-static &amp;&amp;
106make</userinput></screen>
107
108 <para>
109 This package does not come with a testsuite.
110 </para>
111
112 <para>
113 Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
114 </para>
115
116<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
117
118 </sect2>
119
120 <sect2 role="content">
121 <title>Contents</title>
122
123 <segmentedlist>
124 <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
125 <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
126 <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
127
128 <seglistitem>
129 <seg>
130 cec-compliance,
131 cec-ctl,
132 cec-follower,
133 cx18-ctl,
134 decode_tm6000,
135 dvb-fe-tool,
136 dvb-format-convert,
137 dvbv5-daemon,
138 dvbv5-scan,
139 dvbv5-zap,
140 ir-ctl,
141 ir-keytable,
142 ivtv-ctl,
143 media-ctl,
144 qv4l2,
145 rds-ctl,
146 v4l2-compliance,
147 v4l2-ctl,
148 v4l2-dbg, and
149 v4l2-sysfs-path
150 </seg>
151 <seg>
152 libdvbv5.so,
153 libv4l1.so,
154 libv4l2.so,
155 libv4l2rds.so,
156 libv4lconvert.so,
157 v4l1compat.so, and
158 v4l2convert.so
159 </seg>
160 <seg>
161 /etc/rc_keymaps,
162 /lib/udev/rc_keymaps,
163 /usr/include/libdvbv5, and
164 /usr/lib/libv4l
165 </seg>
166 </seglistitem>
167 </segmentedlist>
168
169 <variablelist>
170 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
171 <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
172 <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
173
174 <varlistentry id="cx18-ctl">
175 <term><command>cx18-ctl</command></term>
176 <listitem>
177 <para>
178 is a tool to handle cx18 based devices.
179 </para>
180 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils cx18-ctl">
181 <primary sortas="b-cx18-ctl">cx18-ctl</primary>
182 </indexterm>
183 </listitem>
184 </varlistentry>
185
186 <varlistentry id="decode_tm6000">
187 <term><command>decode_tm6000</command></term>
188 <listitem>
189 <para>
190 decodes multiplexed formats from TM5600/TM6000 USB devices.
191 </para>
192 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils decode_tm6000">
193 <primary sortas="b-decode_tm6000">decode_tm6000</primary>
194 </indexterm>
195 </listitem>
196 </varlistentry>
197
198 <varlistentry id="dvb-fe-tool">
199 <term><command>dvb-fe-tool</command></term>
200 <listitem>
201 <para>
202 is a command line tool for digital TV services.
203 </para>
204 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils dvb-fe-tool">
205 <primary sortas="b-dvb-fe-tool">dvb-fe-tool</primary>
206 </indexterm>
207 </listitem>
208 </varlistentry>
209
210 <varlistentry id="dvb-format-convert">
211 <term><command>dvb-format-convert</command></term>
212 <listitem>
213 <para>
214 is a tool meant to convert among different file formats. It is
215 compliant with version 5 of the DVB API.
216 </para>
217 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils dvb-format-convert">
218 <primary sortas="b-dvb-format-convert">dvb-format-convert</primary>
219 </indexterm>
220 </listitem>
221 </varlistentry>
222
223 <varlistentry id="dvbv5-scan">
224 <term><command>dvbv5-scan</command></term>
225 <listitem>
226 <para>
227 is a command line frequency scanning tool for digital TV
228 services that are compliant with version 5 of the DVB API.
229 </para>
230 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils dvbv5-scan">
231 <primary sortas="b-dvbv5-scan">dvbv5-scan</primary>
232 </indexterm>
233 </listitem>
234 </varlistentry>
235
236 <varlistentry id="dvbv5-zap">
237 <term><command>dvbv5-zap</command></term>
238 <listitem>
239 <para>
240 is a command line tuning tool for digital TV services
241 that is compliant with version 5 of the DVB API.
242 </para>
243 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils dvbv5-zap">
244 <primary sortas="b-dvbv5-zap">dvbv5-zap</primary>
245 </indexterm>
246 </listitem>
247 </varlistentry>
248
249 <varlistentry id="ir-keytable">
250 <term><command>ir-keytable</command></term>
251 <listitem>
252 <para>
253 is a tool that lists the Remote Controller devices, allows one
254 to get/set IR keycode/scancode tables, test events generated by
255 IR, and to adjust other Remote Controller options.
256 </para>
257 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils ir-keytable">
258 <primary sortas="b-ir-keytable">ir-keytable</primary>
259 </indexterm>
260 </listitem>
261 </varlistentry>
262
263 <varlistentry id="ivtv-ctl">
264 <term><command>ivtv-ctl</command></term>
265 <listitem>
266 <para>
267 is a utility that can control many card settings, like changing
268 the inputs from tuner to svideo or composite, setting video
269 resolution or changing video mode (PAL, SECAM, NTSC).
270 </para>
271 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils ivtv-ctl">
272 <primary sortas="b-ivtv-ctl">ivtv-ctl</primary>
273 </indexterm>
274 </listitem>
275 </varlistentry>
276
277 <varlistentry id="media-ctl">
278 <term><command>media-ctl</command></term>
279 <listitem>
280 <para>
281 is a utility used to configure V4L2 devices.
282 </para>
283 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils media-ctl">
284 <primary sortas="b-media-ctl">media-ctl</primary>
285 </indexterm>
286 </listitem>
287 </varlistentry>
288
289 <varlistentry id="qv4l2">
290 <term><command>qv4l2</command></term>
291 <listitem>
292 <para>
293 is used to test video4linux capture devices.
294 </para>
295 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils qv4l2">
296 <primary sortas="b-qv4l2">qv4l2</primary>
297 </indexterm>
298 </listitem>
299 </varlistentry>
300
301 <varlistentry id="rds-ctl">
302 <term><command>rds-ctl</command></term>
303 <listitem>
304 <para>
305 is a utility for decoding raw RDS data from V4L2 Radio devices
306 and offers simple ways to access the received RDS information.
307 </para>
308 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils rds-ctl">
309 <primary sortas="b-rds-ctl">rds-ctl</primary>
310 </indexterm>
311 </listitem>
312 </varlistentry>
313
314 <varlistentry id="v4l2-compliance">
315 <term><command>v4l2-compliance</command></term>
316 <listitem>
317 <para>
318 is a compliance test tool.
319 </para>
320 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils v4l2-compliance">
321 <primary sortas="b-v4l2-compliance">v4l2-compliance</primary>
322 </indexterm>
323 </listitem>
324 </varlistentry>
325
326 <varlistentry id="v4l2-ctl">
327 <term><command>v4l2-ctl</command></term>
328 <listitem>
329 <para>
330 is a tool to control v4l2 controls from the cmdline.
331 </para>
332 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils v4l2-ctl">
333 <primary sortas="b-v4l2-ctl">v4l2-ctl</primary>
334 </indexterm>
335 </listitem>
336 </varlistentry>
337
338 <varlistentry id="v4l2-dbg">
339 <term><command>v4l2-dbg</command></term>
340 <listitem>
341 <para>
342 is a tool to directly get and set registers of v4l2 devices.
343 </para>
344 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils v4l2-dbg">
345 <primary sortas="b-v4l2-dbg">v4l2-dbg</primary>
346 </indexterm>
347 </listitem>
348 </varlistentry>
349
350 <varlistentry id="v4l2-sysfs-path">
351 <term><command>v4l2-sysfs-path</command></term>
352 <listitem>
353 <para>
354 checks the media devices installed on a machine and the
355 corresponding device nodes.
356 </para>
357 <indexterm zone="v4l-utils v4l2-sysfs-path">
358 <primary sortas="b-v4l2-sysfs-path">v4l2-sysfs-path</primary>
359 </indexterm>
360 </listitem>
361 </varlistentry>
362
363 </variablelist>
364
365 </sect2>
366
367</sect1>
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