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'''XdTV is a software that allows you to watch Record & Stream TV.'''
XdTV is a software application that uses the v4l/v4l2, bktr & DVB APIs (Note: WE CURRENTLY ONLY SUPPORT DVB-T), allowing you to watch, record & stream TV.
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==Features==
* XdTV versions 2.4.0 and higher are now DVB-T compatible '''(YOU SHOULD USE THE last 2.4.1cvs version with kernel higher than 2.6.18)'''
** Scanning DVB-T channels is fully supported.
** An offset can be set in case of scanning problem (usefull for some cards).
** Possibility to switch from one channel to another through a GUI.
** The DVB-T initialization is always synchronized with the LinuxTV data.
** Possibilities to record & stream a DVB-T show.
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* It interacts with AleVT for Teletext and Nxtvepg for NextView
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* It can use some deinterlacing filters
* its video recording feature supports many codecs (FFMpeg, XviD, Ogg Theora & Vorbis, DivX, ...) and file containers (AVI, MPEG, OGG,...)
* It has also some plugin capabilities


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== Pictures ==
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'''It interacts with AleVT for Teletext and Nxtvepg for NextView.'''
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http://xawdecode.sourceforge.net/nightly-tarball/XdTV-DVB-T.png (dead link)


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== Test it ==
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'''It uses the video4linux API. It can use deinterlacing filters'''
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'''$>xdtv -dvb'''


Notes:
'''and record video files with various video and audio codecs (ffmpeg, xvid, divx, etc.).'''
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* 1) You can switch from a dvb channel to another one but no to an analogic(V4l/v4l2) one ! This feature should be supported in the next release of XdTV.


* 2) When your init file has been downloaded, and if you have some problem to detect the DVB-T networks, you can try some frequency offsets in the "DVB init" GUI : choose the offset you want and click on "scan". No need to download and save the init file at every time you change the offset.
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http://xawdecode.sourceforge.net/images/generalLogoSmall.png


* ONLY THE CURRENT XdTV CVS version has a DVB support.
* You need to install the SDL and Curl libraries to use the XdTV DVB-T support.
* ONLY THE CURRENT XdTV CVS version has a DVB support.
* Here are some [http://xawdecode.sourceforge.net/nightly-tarball snapshots versions.]
* ONLY THE CURRENT XdTV CVS version has a DVB support.
* ONLY THE CURRENT XdTV CVS version has a DVB support.

FEATURES :
* DVB-T support only (TNT in france)
* Good synchro between the audio and the video (SDL is used actually)
* Switch from a channel to an other is now possible.
* To scan any DVB channels, you must use the scan button into the "Channel Editor" GUI.
* The DVB audio is now full integrated to XdTV.

TODO :
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* DVB Record & Streaming doesn't work yet.


INSTALL AND TEST

If you want to test it :
* Your drivers for dvb cards must be properly installed : get them from http://www.linuxtv.org/
* For the moment XdTV just perform a scan on a DVB-T device : you have to put the found channels in your xdtvrc file

1) scan device with the scan program :
$>xdtv_scan -dvb
Then choose your country and city
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2) copy and paste the output into your xdtvrc

3) then run :
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$>xdtv -dvb
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Note : You can switch from a dvb channel to an other one but no to an analogic (V4l/v4l2) one !

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== Pictures ==


== Todo ==
http://xawdecode.sourceforge.net/images/xdtv_nantes.png
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* The DVB-T Teletext, Nextview don't work yet.


* If someone find a way to avoid patching the FFmpeg library, we are interested in his solution. Thus, it will be also possible to activate the DVB with an external FFmpeg library. We will be happy to commit it into the XdTV source code.


'''The project is actually stopped (2007) and wait for a new maintainer'''
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== Links ==


== External Links ==
* [http://xawdecode.sourceforge.net/ XdTV Web homepage]
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* [http://xawdecode.sourceforge.net/ XdTV Website]
* [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=67268/ XdTV SF.NET Download page]
* [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=67268/ XdTV SF.NET Download page]
* [http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/xawdecode/ XdTV WebCVS]
* [http://xawdecode.cvs.sourceforge.net/xawdecode/ XdTV WebCVS]
* Repositories
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* [http://xawdecode.sourceforge.net/nightly-tarball/ XdTV nightly tarball]
** [http://www.debian-multimedia.org/pool/main/x/xdtv/ C. Marillat Debian Repository]
** [ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/mandriva/ PLF Mandriva Repository]
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** [http://rpms.kwizart.net/fedora/ Kwizart Fedora Core Repository]
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** [http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/suser-scorot/ Sebastien Corot Suse Repository]
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** [http://gentoo-portage.com/media-tv/xdtv Gentoo Portage]


* [ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ XdTV Debian Repository]
* [http://xawdecode.sourceforge.net/download/cvs.mdk.rpm/ XdTV Mandriva Repository]
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* [http://xawdecode.sourceforge.net/download/yum/ XdTV Fedora Repository]
* [http://nicolas.estre.free.fr/ubuntu/ XdTV Ubuntu Repository]
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* [http://ftp.belnet.be/linux/gentoo-portage/media-tv/xdtv/ XdTV Gentoo]
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* [http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/suser-scorot/ XdTV Suse Repository]
* [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=67268/ XdTV Slackware Repository]


[[Category:Software]]
[[Category:Software]]
[[Category:Apps & Utilities]]

Latest revision as of 08:47, 15 November 2015

XdTV GeneralLogoSmall.png

XdTV is a software application that uses the v4l/v4l2, bktr & DVB APIs (Note: WE CURRENTLY ONLY SUPPORT DVB-T), allowing you to watch, record & stream TV.

Features

  • XdTV versions 2.4.0 and higher are now DVB-T compatible (YOU SHOULD USE THE last 2.4.1cvs version with kernel higher than 2.6.18)
    • Scanning DVB-T channels is fully supported.
    • An offset can be set in case of scanning problem (usefull for some cards).
    • Possibility to switch from one channel to another through a GUI.
    • The DVB-T initialization is always synchronized with the LinuxTV data.
    • Possibilities to record & stream a DVB-T show.
  • It interacts with AleVT for Teletext and Nxtvepg for NextView
  • It can use some deinterlacing filters
  • its video recording feature supports many codecs (FFMpeg, XviD, Ogg Theora & Vorbis, DivX, ...) and file containers (AVI, MPEG, OGG,...)
  • It has also some plugin capabilities

Pictures

http://xawdecode.sourceforge.net/nightly-tarball/XdTV-DVB-T.png (dead link)

Test it

$>xdtv -dvb

Notes:

  • 1) You can switch from a dvb channel to another one but no to an analogic(V4l/v4l2) one ! This feature should be supported in the next release of XdTV.
  • 2) When your init file has been downloaded, and if you have some problem to detect the DVB-T networks, you can try some frequency offsets in the "DVB init" GUI : choose the offset you want and click on "scan". No need to download and save the init file at every time you change the offset.
  • You need to install the SDL and Curl libraries to use the XdTV DVB-T support.

Todo

  • The DVB-T Teletext, Nextview don't work yet.
  • If someone find a way to avoid patching the FFmpeg library, we are interested in his solution. Thus, it will be also possible to activate the DVB with an external FFmpeg library. We will be happy to commit it into the XdTV source code.

The project is actually stopped (2007) and wait for a new maintainer

External Links

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