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Xv(3)				libXv Functions				 Xv(3)

NAME
       Xv - X Window System video extension

DESCRIPTION
       The  X  Video Extension (Xv) extension provides support for video adap‐
       tors attached to an X display.  It takes the approach  that  a  display
       may  have  one  or  more	 video adaptors, each of which has one or more
       ports through which independent video streams pass.

       An adaptor may be able to display video in a  drawable,	capture	 video
       from  a drawable, or both.  It translates between video encoding (NTSC,
       PAL, SECAM, etc...) and drawable format (depth and visual-id pair).  An
       adaptor	may  support multiple video encodings and/or multiple drawable
       formats.

       Clients use Xv(3) to gain access and  manage  sharing  of  a  display's
       video  resources.   Typically, a client will use XvQueryExtension(3) to
       determine the status of the  extension,	XvQueryAdaptors(3)  to	get  a
       description  of	what  video adaptors exist, and XvQueryEncodings(3) to
       get a description of what video encodings an adaptor supports.

       Once a client has determined what video resources are available, it  is
       free to put video into a drawable or get video from a drawable, accord‐
       ing the capabilities supported.	Clients can select to  receive	events
       when video activity changes in a drawable and when port attributes have
       changed.

       The Xv protocol version 2.2 and later is	 extended  to  support	client
       images  in  alternate  colorspaces  (XvImages).	 Xv adaptors which are
       capable of displaying XvImages will have the XvImageMask field  set  in
       the  type field of the XvAdaptorInfo.  XvImage formats supported by the
       port may be queried with XvListImageFormats(3).	XvImages may  be  cre‐
       ated with the help of XvCreateImage(3) or XvShmCreateImage(3); XvImages
       may be displayed with  XvPutImage(3)  or	 XvShmPutImage(3).   The  Port
       attributes of the port specified in the Xv(Shm)PutImage command will be
       valid for the image operation when applicable.  There will  be  a  port
       encoding with the name "XV_IMAGE".  The width and height of that encod‐
       ing will indicate the maximum source image size.

SUMMARY OF LIBRARY FUNCTIONS
       The following is a summary of Xv library functions and events:

       XvCreateImage(3) - create an XvImage

       XvGetPortAttribute(3) - return current port attribute value

       XvGetStill(3) - capture a single frame of video from a drawable

       XvGetVideo(3) - capture video from a drawable

       XvGrabPort(3) - lock port for exclusive use by client

       XvListImageFormats(3) - return list of image formats for a port

       XvPortNotify(3) - event generated when port attributes change

       XvPutImage(3) - write a XvImage to a drawable

       XvPutStill(3) - write a single frame of video to a drawable

       XvPutVideo(3) - write video into a drawable

       XvQueryAdaptors(3) - return adaptor information for a screen

       XvQueryBestSize(3) - determine the optimum drawable region size

       XvQueryEncodings(3) - return list of encodings for an adaptor

       XvQueryExtension(3) - return version and revision of extension

       XvQueryPortAttributes(3) - return list of attributes of a port

       XvSelectPortNotify(3) - enable or disable XvPortNotify events

       XvSelectVideoNotify(3) - enable or disable XvVideoNotify events

       XvSetPortAttribute(3) - set an attribute for a port

       XvShmCreateImage(3) - create an XvImage in shared memory

       XvShmPutImage(3) - write a XvImage in shared memory to a drawable

       XvStopVideo(3) - stop active video

       XvUngrabPort(3) - release a grabbed port

       XvVideoNotify(3) - event generated for video processing

       Each of these functions and events is described in its own Xv man page.

X Version 11			 libXv 1.0.10				 Xv(3)
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