Penguin
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A TV-viewing application for X11.

See the TvTunerCards for notes and hints on setting up a tv card under linux, and also how to get your remote control working with xawtv.

See the xawtv(1) manpage for more.


Here is a sample ~/.xawtv file for Hamilton, NewZealand:

### cut here ###
[global]
ratio = 4:3
freqtab = newzealand
pixsize = 128 x 96
pixcols = 1
jpeg-quality = 75
keypad-ntsc = no
keypad-partial = yes
osd = yes
osd-position = 30 , 20
use-wm-fullscreen = yes

[defaults]
group = main
norm = PAL
input = Television
capture = over
color = 100%
contrast = 100%

# the order of stations is important!
# eg lirc will choose the 4th station listed when "4" is pressed.

# a channel setting name:
[1]
# frequency:
channel = 1
# keyboard shortcut:
key = 1

[2]
channel = 3
key = 2

[3]
channel = 10
key = 3

[4]
channel = 7
key = 4

[big TV]
channel = 34

[prime]
channel = 60
key = 5

### cut here ###

Note: This file resides in your home directory.

Also remember any file that begins with a . is hidden so to see it in Konqueror you will need to show hidden files. View>Hidden files.