PLAYDV(1)PLAYDV(1)NAMEplaydv - display digital video streams on screen
SYNOPSISplaydv [ options ] file
DESCRIPTIONplaydv reads in DV-encoded video data from file and displays it on
screen.
-v, --version
show playdv version number.
--disable-audio
skip audio decoding.
--disable-video
skip video decoding.
-n, --num-frames=count
stop playing after count frames.
--dump-frames=pattern
save a PPM image of each frame to an individual file. pattern
determines the file names and may be given in printf-style tak‐
ing one numeric argument that gets replaced with the current
frame number. Like capture%05d.ppm for files capture00001.ppm,
capture00002.ppm, etc. Use - to stream the frames to stdout.
--no-mmap
don't use mmap for reading (useful for pipes).
-l, --loop-count=count
loop playback count= times, 0 for infinite.
Audio Output Options
--audio-device=devicename
target audio device; e.g. /dev/dsp, which is also the default.
--audio-file=file
send raw decoded audio stream to file, skipping audio ioctls.
--audio-mix=(-16 .. 16)
mixing level of 4 channel audio for 32KHz 12bit. 0 [default].
-16 selects second channel, 16 selects first channel.
Video Output Options
-d, --display=(0|1|2|3)
method used to display video data on screen: 0=autoselect
[default], 1=gtk, 2=Xv, 3=SDL. Xv is usually the fastest but
requires XFree86 version 4.0 or higher with XVideo extensions.
--aspect=(n|w|normal|wide)
video display aspect ratio (for Xv only): n=normal 4:3, w=wide
16:9 . Not all window manager support resizing at fixed aspect
ratio. If they do, resizing is done at fixed aspect ratio.
--size=(10 .. 100)
initial scaleing percentage (for Xv only): 10 <= n <= 100.
Decoder Options
-V, --video-system=(0|1|2|3)
sets the video standard of the incoming DV data: 0=autoselect
[default], 1=525/60 4:1:1 (NTSC), 2=625/50 4:2:0 (PAL,IEC 61834
DV), 3=625/50 4:1:1 (PAL,SMPTE 314M DV). Autoselect usually
works fine. Only use this option if you know what you are doing.
Video Decode Options
-q, --quality=(1|2|3)
quality level of desired video decoding. The process of decod‐
ing DV data is split into several steps. Each additional step
enhances output quality, but of course also slows down decoding.
If your machine is too slow to keep up an interactive frame
rate, you might want to decrease this number: 1=DC and no ACs,
2=DC and single-pass for ACs, 3=DC and multi-pass for ACs
[default].
-m, --monochrome
skip decoding of color blocks. Another way to speed up the
decoding process.
Audio Decode Options
-f, --frequency=(0|1|2|3)
frequency of audio data in the input stream: 0=autodetect
[default], 1=32 kHz, 2=44.1 kHz, 3=48 kHz.
-Q, --quantization=(0|1|2)
dynamic range of audio data in the input stream: 0=autodetect
[default], 1=12 bit, 2=16bit.
-e, --emphasis=(0|1|2)
first-order preemphasis of 50/15 us: 0=autodetect [default],
1=on, 2=off.
Help Options
-?, --help
Show help message. Use this command to get a brief description
of available options.
--usage
Display brief usage message.
SEE ALSOdvconnect(1),dubdv(1),encodedv(1).
AVAILABILITY
See http://libdv.sourceforge.net/ for the latest version.
AUTHORSplaydv was written by Charles 'Buck' Krasic <krasic@acm.org> and Erik
Walthinsen <omega@cse.ogi.edu>.
This manual page is based on playdv's help message and was written by
Daniel Kobras <kobras@debian.org> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but
may be used by others).
January 2003 PLAYDV(1)
