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.\" $XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/drivers/v4l/v4l.man,v 1.3 2001/05/29 22:24:06 dawes Exp $
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.\" shorthand for double quote that works everywhere.
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.ds q \N'34'
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.TH V4L __drivermansuffix__ __vendorversion__
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.SH NAME
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v4l \- video4linux driver
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.nf
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.B "Section \*qModule\*q"
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\ \ ...
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.B " Load \*qv4l\*q"
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.B EndSection
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.fi
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.B v4l
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is an XFree86 driver for video4linux cards. It provides a Xvideo
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extention port for video overlay. Just add the driver to the module
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list within the module section of your XF86Config file if you want
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to use it. There are no config options.
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.P
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Note that the the extmod module is also required for the Xvideo
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support (and lots of other extentions too).
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.SH SUPPORTED HARDWARE
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The
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.B v4l
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driver works with every piece of hardware which is supported by a
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video4linux (kernel-) device driver and is able to handle video
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overlay.
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.P
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bt848/bt878-based TV cards are the most popular hardware these
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days.
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.SH CONFIGURATION DETAILS
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Please refer to XF86Config(__filemansuffix__) for general configuration
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details. This section only covers configuration details specific to this
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driver.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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XFree86(1), XF86Config(__filemansuffix__), xf86config(1), Xserver(1), X(__miscmansuffix__)
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.SH AUTHORS
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Authors include: Gerd Knorr <kraxel@bytesex.org>
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