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<h1>Documentation</h1>	<h1>Linux Media Kernel Documentation</h1>
<h2>Linux Media Infrastructure API (V4L2, DVB and Remote Controllers)</h2>	<h2>Linux Media Infrastructure API (V4L2, DVB and Remote Controllers)</h2>
<p>	<p>
Since Set, 15 2009, V4L and DVB API's got integrated into a compendium that
presents both API's, plus the IR input event mapping.
The <a href="http://linuxtv.org/downloads/v4l-dvb-apis"/>Linux Media Infrastructure API</a>	The <a href="http://linuxtv.org/downloads/v4l-dvb-apis"/>Linux Media Infrastructure API</a>
converges the common body of knowledge for the kernel to userspace API's	converges the kernel to userspace APIs used on media drivers. It has 4 parts:
used by media drivers.	<ul>
	<li><a href="http://linuxtv.org/downloads/v4l-dvb-apis/v4l2spec.html">Part I: The V4L2 API</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://linuxtv.org/downloads/v4l-dvb-apis/dvbapi.html">Part II: The Linux DVB API</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://linuxtv.org/downloads/v4l-dvb-apis/remotes.html">Part III: The Remote Controller API</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://linuxtv.org/downloads/v4l-dvb-apis/media_common.html">Part IV: The Media Controller API</a></li>
	</ul>
</p>	</p>
<p>Note: although it is possible to generate a PDF version of the specs,	Please notice that audio input/output on media devices use the <a href="http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/ALSA_Driver_Documentation">ALSA API</a>.</p>
the generated PDF is not very useful, since some tables and pictures are
	<h3>Notes:</h3>
	<p>1) Since Sept, 15 2009, V4L and DVB API's got integrated into a compendium that
	presents both API's, plus the IR input event mapping.</p>

	<p>2) 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.	larger than the output page. So the better is to use the browable documentation.
</p>	</p>
	<h1>Linux DVB libdvbv5 Documentation</h1>
	The <a href="/docs/libdvbv5/index.html">libdvbv5 API documentation</a>, available
	since Sept, 2014, documents the libdvbv5 userspace library. It is also available in
	<a href="http://linuxtv.org/docs/libdvbv5/libdvbv5.pdf">pdf format</a>.

<h1>Complementary documents</h1>	<h1>Complementary documents</h1>
<h2>DVB</h2>	<h2>DVB</h2>
<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://git.linuxtv.org/media_tree.git?a=tree;f=Documentation/dvb;hb=HEAD">	(<a href="http://git.linuxtv.org/cgit.cgi/media_tree.git/tree/Documentation/dvb">
browse docs in the git repository</a>).	browse docs in the git repository</a>).
</p>	</p>
<h2>Video4linux</h2>	<h2>Video4linux</h2>
<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/video4linux/	Linux kernel source tree in linux/Documentation/video4linux/
(<a href="http://git.linuxtv.org/media_tree.git?a=tree;f=Documentation/video4linux;hb=HEAD">	(<a href="http://git.linuxtv.org/cgit.cgi/media_tree.git/tree/Documentation/video4linux">
browse docs in the git repository</a>).	browse docs in the git repository</a>).
</p>	</p>
<p>For developers, <a href="http://lwn.net">LWN.net</a> wrote a	<p>For developers, <a href="http://lwn.net">LWN.net</a> wrote a
<a href="http://lwn.net/Articles/203924/">series of articles</a>	<a href="http://lwn.net/Articles/203924/">series of articles</a>
focusing at the development of a Linux V4L2 driver.	focusing at the development of a Linux V4L2 driver.
</p>	</p>

	<hr>

<h1>Legacy/outdated documents</h1>	<h1>Legacy/outdated documents</h1>
<p>	<p>
The pre-merge V4L and DVB API specs are still available as separate documents.	The pre-merge V4L and DVB API specs are still available as separate documents.
However, they are outdated and are kept here just as historic reference.	However, they are outdated and are kept here just as historic reference.
</p>	</p>
<h2>DVB</h2>	<h2>Legacy DVB documents</h2>
<p>	<p>
You can find the original PDF version of the Linux DVB API version 3	You can find the original PDF version of the Linux DVB API version 3
in the <a href="http://linuxtv.org/downloads/legacy/linux-dvb-api-1.0.0.pdf">download area</a>.	in the <a href="http://linuxtv.org/downloads/legacy/linux-dvb-api-1.0.0.pdf">download area</a>.
</p>	</p>
<h2>Video4Linux</h2>	<h2>Legacy Video4Linux documents</h2>
<p>A browsable online version of Video4Linux2 API updated up to pre-kernel 2.6.32	<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>.	is at <a href="http://www.linuxtv.org/downloads/legacy/video4linux/API/V4L2_API/spec-single/v4l2.html">here</a>.
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