glfs/multimedia/libdriv/v4l-utils.xml
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Tag most of multimedia drivers.
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<!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
%general-entities;
<!ENTITY v4l-download-http "https://www.linuxtv.org/downloads/v4l-utils/v4l-utils-&v4l-utils-version;.tar.bz2">
<!ENTITY v4l-download-ftp " ">
<!ENTITY v4l-md5sum "8ba9c73c4319b6afab5fa4358edc43de">
<!ENTITY v4l-size "2.2 MB">
<!ENTITY v4l-buildsize "126 MB">
<!ENTITY v4l-time "1.1 SBU (using parallelism=4)">
]>
<sect1 id="v4l-utils" xreflabel="v4l-utils-&v4l-utils-version;">
<?dbhtml filename="v4l-utils.html" ?>
<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>
&lfs120_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">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Required patch:
<ulink url="&patch-root;/v4l-utils-&v4l-utils-version;-upstream_fixes-1.patch"/>
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
-->
<bridgehead renderas="sect3">v4l-utils Dependencies</bridgehead>
<bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
<para role="required">
<xref linkend="llvm"/> (with target BPF)
</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
<para role="recommended">
<xref linkend="alsa-lib"/>,
<xref linkend="glu"/>,
<xref linkend="libjpeg"/>, and
&qt5-deps;
</para>
<bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
<para role="optional">
<xref linkend="doxygen"/> and
<xref linkend="sdl2"/>
</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 test suite.
</para>
<para>
Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
</para>
<screen role="root"><userinput>make -j1 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>
cec-compliance,
cec-ctl,
cec-follower,
cx18-ctl,
decode_tm6000,
dvb-fe-tool,
dvb-format-convert,
dvbv5-daemon,
dvbv5-scan,
dvbv5-zap,
ir-ctl,
ir-keytable,
ivtv-ctl,
media-ctl,
qv4l2,
qvidcap,
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>
/etc/rc_keymaps,
/lib/udev/rc_keymaps,
/usr/include/libdvbv5, and
/usr/lib/libv4l
</seg>
</seglistitem>
</segmentedlist>
<variablelist>
<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
<?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
<?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
<varlistentry id="cx18-ctl">
<term><command>cx18-ctl</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>
is a tool to handle cx18 based devices
</para>
<indexterm zone="v4l-utils cx18-ctl">
<primary sortas="b-cx18-ctl">cx18-ctl</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="decode_tm6000">
<term><command>decode_tm6000</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>
decodes multiplexed formats from TM5600/TM6000 USB devices
</para>
<indexterm zone="v4l-utils decode_tm6000">
<primary sortas="b-decode_tm6000">decode_tm6000</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<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 a 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="ivtv-ctl">
<term><command>ivtv-ctl</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>
is a utility that can control many card settings, like changing
the inputs from tuner to svideo or composite, setting video
resolution or changing video mode (PAL, SECAM, NTSC)
</para>
<indexterm zone="v4l-utils ivtv-ctl">
<primary sortas="b-ivtv-ctl">ivtv-ctl</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="media-ctl">
<term><command>media-ctl</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>
is a utility used to configure V4L2 devices
</para>
<indexterm zone="v4l-utils media-ctl">
<primary sortas="b-media-ctl">media-ctl</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>
<varlistentry id="qvidcap">
<term><command>qvidcap</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>
is used to capture video from a V4L2 device
</para>
<indexterm zone="v4l-utils qvidcap">
<primary sortas="b-qvidcap">qvidcap</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="rds-ctl">
<term><command>rds-ctl</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>
is a utility for decoding raw RDS data from V4L2 Radio devices
and offers simple ways to access the received RDS information
</para>
<indexterm zone="v4l-utils rds-ctl">
<primary sortas="b-rds-ctl">rds-ctl</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="v4l2-compliance">
<term><command>v4l2-compliance</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>
is a compliance test tool
</para>
<indexterm zone="v4l-utils v4l2-compliance">
<primary sortas="b-v4l2-compliance">v4l2-compliance</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="v4l2-ctl">
<term><command>v4l2-ctl</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>
is a tool to control v4l2 controls from the cmdline
</para>
<indexterm zone="v4l-utils v4l2-ctl">
<primary sortas="b-v4l2-ctl">v4l2-ctl</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="v4l2-dbg">
<term><command>v4l2-dbg</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>
is a tool to directly get and set registers of v4l2 devices
</para>
<indexterm zone="v4l-utils v4l2-dbg">
<primary sortas="b-v4l2-dbg">v4l2-dbg</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="v4l2-sysfs-path">
<term><command>v4l2-sysfs-path</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>
checks the media devices installed on a machine and the
corresponding device nodes
</para>
<indexterm zone="v4l-utils v4l2-sysfs-path">
<primary sortas="b-v4l2-sysfs-path">v4l2-sysfs-path</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect2>
</sect1>