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This wiki is intended to become an authoritative source of information regarding the use of analog video and digital TV sources under Linux -- i.e. the subject matters covered under the V4L-DVB framework. The basic plan is to aggregate information about: available hardware; how v4l or dvb work; software used with the hardware and so forth.
Like all other wikis, the V4L-DVB wiki relies upon the contributions of its users. Hence, it will only be as useful as we make it! So we encourage you to share your knowledge and help with the task of turning this site into a grand repository of knowledge. Your input (whether it be by providing a set of instructions for how to get a certain device working; a minor improvement to an existing article; or an explanation for some complex concept) will be highly appreciated.


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-- [[LinuxTVWiki:People|The LinuxTV V4L-DVB wiki team]] / [[People behind V4L-DVB]]
==What is this wiki about?==
This wiki is intended to become an authoritative source of information regarding the use of analog video and digital TV sources under Linux -- i.e. [[What is V4L or DVB?|the subject matters covered under the V4L & DVB frameworks]]. The basic plan is to aggregate information about available hardware, how V4L or DVB work, software used with the hardware and so forth. Like all other wikis, the V4L-DVB wiki relies upon the contributions of its users. Hence, it will only be as useful as we make it! <br>
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<div style="text-align:right">-- [[LinuxTVWiki:People|The LinuxTV V4L-DVB wiki team]] / [[People behind V4L-DVB]] </div>


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==How can I help with the wiki?==

We encourage you to share your knowledge and help with the task of turning this site into a grand repository of knowledge. Your input, whether it be for providing a set of instructions as to how to get a certain device working, or an explanation for some complex concept, or improving an existing article by correcting something even as simple as a spelling mistake, will be highly appreciated. Here are a few basic links that can help you get started:
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'''Free at Last, Free at Last: A Final Fairwell to V4L1 ... And Just What the Heck is xf86-video-v4l Anyway ?'''<br>
Upon release of the forthcoming 2.6.38 kernel, all but a very few vestiges of the antiquated V4L1 API will have been removed forever in favour of its successor, the V4L2 API (which, itself, now resides within the larger [[Development: Linux Media Infrastructure API|Linux Media Infrastructure API]]).

One of the more obvious ramifications of this significant change is ... <span style="font-size: 50%;">''[[News Archive|cont'd here]]''</span> -- 03:43, 13 February 2011 (UTC)

'''Introducing the "Media_build" System:'''<br>
If you hadn't noticed, over the course of the past year, there has been some monumental changes in the revision control systems employed for V4L-DVB development. These changes have had an impact not only upon developers, but also on end users seeking to use the latest drivers set ... <span style="font-size: 50%;">''[[News Archive|cont'd here]]''</span> --09:22, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
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=='''The Wiki - How Can I Help?'''==
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Revision as of 09:30, 22 September 2014


Welcome to the linuxtv.org V4L-DVB Wiki !

What is this wiki about?

This wiki is intended to become an authoritative source of information regarding the use of analog video and digital TV sources under Linux -- i.e. the subject matters covered under the V4L & DVB frameworks. The basic plan is to aggregate information about available hardware, how V4L or DVB work, software used with the hardware and so forth. Like all other wikis, the V4L-DVB wiki relies upon the contributions of its users. Hence, it will only be as useful as we make it!

How can I help with the wiki?

We encourage you to share your knowledge and help with the task of turning this site into a grand repository of knowledge. Your input, whether it be for providing a set of instructions as to how to get a certain device working, or an explanation for some complex concept, or improving an existing article by correcting something even as simple as a spelling mistake, will be highly appreciated. Here are a few basic links that can help you get started:

Index.png The Wiki's Indexes
Article, category, image, ....
User Info icon.png User Information
How to install drivers for your hardware, and software to use with your device, ...
Technical background icon.png Technical Background
Technical details on standards and hardware components/chipsets, etc
More info.png Other Sources of Info
Mailing lists, #irc channels....
Hardware icon.png Hardware Device Information
Information on hardware devices
Developer icon.png Developer Section
Information to help device driver development


News icon2.png GENERAL NEWS:
For older news items see here