# HG changeset patch # User gabucino # Date 1005657432 0 # Node ID 1a710f130a7f2e10c52317ebb85944c2383df9a9 # Parent 3065a3d96df0e45072c4aea47412bee116f5e60f TV input documentation begin (examples, options) diff -r 3065a3d96df0 -r 1a710f130a7f DOCS/documentation.html --- a/DOCS/documentation.html Tue Nov 13 12:44:32 2001 +0000 +++ b/DOCS/documentation.html Tue Nov 13 13:17:12 2001 +0000 @@ -114,6 +114,7 @@

This section is about how to enable watching/grabbing from V4L compatible +TV tuner.

first, you have to add the --enable-tv flag to ./configure, + and recompile.
make sure your tuner works with another TV softwares in Linux, for example + xawtv.

+ +

Available options
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   on    use TV + input
driver + dummy - NULL TV input :) Used for testing only, generates dummy + input.
+ v4l - captures images from standard V4L interface (default + /dev/video0)
   device    specify other + device than the default /dev/video0
   input    give from which + input of the TV tuner you which to grab from (e.g. television, + s-video, composite, ...)
+ Prints the available ones during init.
   freq    specify the + frequency to set the tuner (e.g. 511.250)
   outfmt    in which output + format to display images (rgb32, rgb24, yv12, + uyvy)
+ The following option must have the same setting !
   vc    the same option + as before. You have to choose one, according to what you set the outfmt + option above : rawrgb32, rawrgb24, rawyv12, rawuyvy
   width    + MANDATORY - the width of the output window, in pixels
   height    + MANDATORY - the height of the output window, in pixels
+

+ +

Examples

+ +

+Dummy output, to AAlib :)
+mplayer -tv on:driver=dummy:width=640:height=480
+Input from standard V4L
+mplayer -tv on:driver=v4l:width=800:height=600:device=/dev/video0:input=television:outfmt=yv12 -vc rawyv12 -vo xv
+

+ +

3. Usage

	on		use TV + input
	driver		+ dummy - NULL TV input :) Used for testing only, generates dummy + input. + v4l - captures images from standard V4L interface (default + `/dev/video0`)
	device		specify other + device than the default `/dev/video0`
	input		give from which + input of the TV tuner you which to grab from (e.g. television, + s-video, composite, ...) + Prints the available ones during init.
	freq		specify the + frequency to set the tuner (e.g. 511.250)
	outfmt		in which output + format to display images (rgb32, rgb24, yv12, + uyvy) + The following option must have the same setting !
	vc		the same option + as before. You have to choose one, according to what you set the `outfmt` + option above : rawrgb32, rawrgb24, rawyv12, rawuyvy
	width		+ MANDATORY - the width of the output window, in pixels
	height		+ MANDATORY - the height of the output window, in pixels