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 <h1>Documentation</h1>  <h1>Documentation</h1>
 <h2>Linux Media Infrastructure API</h2>  <h2>Linux Media Infrastructure API (V4L2, DVB and Remote Controllers)</h2>
 <p>  <p>
  Since Set, 15, V4L and DVB API's got integrated into a compendium that presents both API's, plus the IR    Since Set, 15 2009, V4L and DVB API's got integrated into a compendium that
 input event mapping. The <a href="downloads/v4l-dvb-apis"/>Linux Media Infrastructure API</a> converges   presents both API's, plus the IR input event mapping. 
 the common body of knowledge for the kernel to userspace API's used by media drivers.  The <a href="http://linuxtv.org/downloads/v4l-dvb-apis"/>Linux Media Infrastructure API</a>
 </p>  converges the common body of knowledge for the kernel to userspace API's 
 <p>  used by media drivers.
  The original V4L and DVB API specs are still available as separate documents. However, we're updating   </p>
 only Linux Media Infrastructure API.  <p>Note: although it is possible to generate a PDF version of the specs,
   the generated PDF is not very useful, since some tables and pictures are 
   larger than the output page. So the better is to use the browable documentation.
 </p>  </p>
   <h1>Complementary documents</h1>
 <h2>DVB</h2>  <h2>DVB</h2>
 <p>  <p>
   You can find the original PDF version of the Linux DVB API version 3  
   in the <a href="downloads/linux-dvb-api-1.0.0.pdf">download area</a>.  
 </p>  
 <p>  
   A small collection of READMEs and FAQs is included in the    A small collection of READMEs and FAQs is included in the
   Linux kernel source tree in linux/Documentation/dvb/    Linux kernel source tree in linux/Documentation/dvb/
   (<a href="http://linuxtv.org/hg/v4l-dvb/file/tip/linux/Documentation/dvb/">    (<a href="http://linuxtv.org/hg/v4l-dvb/file/tip/linux/Documentation/dvb/">
   browse docs in the mercurial repository</a>).    browse docs in the mercurial repository</a>).
 </p>  </p>
 <h2>Video4Linux</h2>  <h2>Video4linux</h2>
 <p>  <p>
   A browsable online version of Video4Linux2 API updated up to pre-2.6.32    A small collection of READMEs and FAQs is included in the
   is at <a href="http://www.linuxtv.org/downloads/video4linux/API/V4L2_API/spec-single/v4l2.html">here</a>.    Linux kernel source tree in linux/Documentation/video4linux/
     (<a href="http://linuxtv.org/hg/v4l-dvb/file/tip/linux/Documentation/video4linux/">
     browse docs in the mercurial repository</a>).
 </p>  </p>
   <p>For developers, <a href="http://lwn.net">LWN.net</a> wrote a 
   <a href="http://lwn.net/Articles/203924/">series of articles</a>
   focusing at the development of a Linux V4L2 driver. 
   </p>
   <h1>Legacy/outdated documents</h1>
 <p>  <p>
   Although it is possible to generate a PDF version of the Video4Linux2   The pre-merge V4L and DVB API specs are still available as separate documents.
   API, the generated PDF is not very useful, since some tables  However, they are outdated and are kept here just as historic reference.
   and pictures are larger than the output page. So the better is to use   
   the browable documentation.  
 </p>  </p>
   <h2>DVB</h2>
 <p>  <p>
   For developers,     You can find the original PDF version of the Linux DVB API version 3
  <a href="http://lwn.net">LWN.net</a>     in the <a href="http://linuxtv.org/downloads/legacy/linux-dvb-api-1.0.0.pdf">download area</a>.
 is writing a   </p>
 <a href="http://lwn.net/Articles/203924/">V4L2 series of articles</a>  <h2>Video4Linux</h2>
 focusing at the development of a Linux V4L2 driver.   <p>A browsable online version of Video4Linux2 API updated up to pre-kernel 2.6.32
     is at <a href="http://www.linuxtv.org/downloads/legacy/video4linux/API/V4L2_API/spec-single/v4l2.html">here</a>.
 </p>  </p>
 <p>  <p>
   There's a new V4L Drivers guide at     There's a V4L Drivers guide at 
    <a href="http://www.linuxtv.org/downloads/video4linux/v4l2dwgNew.html">here</a>.     <a href="http://www.linuxtv.org/downloads/legacy/video4linux/v4l2dwgNew.html">here</a>.
 <br>  
   PS.: This is a newer document and might be suject to some errors. Contributions are wanted. Also notice that the main guide shall always be V4L API2.  
 </p>  </p>
 <p>  <p>
   Video4Linux API version 1 is obsolete. Driver and application     Video4Linux API version 1 is obsolete. Driver and application 
 developers are requested to migrate their work to V4L2 API.  developers are requested to migrate their work to V4L2 API.<br>
 <br>  
 There's an effort in course to remove its support from   There's an effort in course to remove its support from 
 the drivers, keeping just a conversion module for keeping   the drivers, keeping just a conversion module for keeping 
 compatibility for the old binary-only V4L1 applications.</p>  compatibility for the old binary-only V4L1 applications.
   </p>
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