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| Newer page: | version 3 | Last edited on Friday, September 23, 2005 9:55:40 am | by AristotlePagaltzis | Revert |
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-Also known
as [V4L
]
+A framework for drivers of video cameras, TV tuners etc. The device [API] for userland processes is commonly called v4l or v4l2 (v4l being deprecated in theory). Drivers written for this framework are normally compiled into the LinuxKernel
as [Module
]s. The devices are enumerated by [UDev] and appear as <tt>/dev/video0</tt>, <tt>/dev/video1</tt> etc.
-Video4Linux is the framework for drivers for video cameras, TV tuners etc. There is an [API] to use these devices. This is commonly called v4l or v4l2 (v4l being deprecated in theory)
-
-Devices that use this framework are normally compiled into the [LinuxKernel]
as [Module
]s.
-
-Devices are enumerated by [UDev] and appear as <tt>/dev/video0</tt>, <tt>/dev/video1</tt> etc
.
+Also known
as [V4L
].
