Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 7.7

Chapter 39. Multimedia Libraries and Drivers

v4l-utils-1.6.2

Introduction to v4l-utils

v4l-utils 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.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.7 platform.

Package Information

v4l-utils Dependencies

Required

GLU-9.0.0, libjpeg-turbo-1.4.0, and MesaLib-10.4.5

Recommended

alsa-lib-1.0.28 and Qt-4.8.6 or Qt-5.4.0

Optional

Doxygen-1.8.9.1

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/v4l-utils

Installation of v4l-utils

Install v4l-utils by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr     \
            --sysconfdir=/etc \
            --disable-static  &&
make

This package does not come with a testsuite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Contents

Installed Programs: 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
Installed Library: libdvbv5.so, libv4l-mplane.so, libv4l1.so, libv4l2.so, libv4l2rds.so, libv4lconvert.so, v4l1compat.so, and v4l2convert.so
Installed Directories: /lib/udev/rc_keymaps /usr/include/libdvbv5, /usr/lib/libv4l, and /usr/lib/libv4l/plugins

Short Descriptions

dvb-fe-tool

is a command line tool for digital TV services.

dvb-format-convert

is a tool meant to convert among different file formats. It is compliant with version 5 of the DVB API.

dvbv5-scan

is command line frequency scanning tool for digital TV services that are compliant with version 5 of the DVB API.

dvbv5-zap

is a command line tuning tool for digital TV services that is compliant with version 5 of the DVB API.

ir-keytable

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.

qv4l2

is used to test video4linux capture devices.

Last updated on 2015-02-21 22:09:10 -0600