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NAME
       vidcat - capture a frame from a video4linux device


SYNOPSIS
       vidcat  [-h?blgV]  [-d <device>] [-f jpeg|ppm|png] [-i tv|comp1|com1|s-
       video] [-n pal|ntsc|secam] [-q <1..100>] [-s WIDTHxHEIGHT] [-o <file>]

DESCRIPTION
       vidcat captures a frame from a video4linux device and writes the result
       to  the	standard  output  device.  With	 the following options you can
       define output format, size etc..

OPTIONS
       -d device
	      Use an alternate v4l device, '/dev/video' is the default device.

       -b     This  applies only to PPM output. With this option the PPM ouput
	      is written in binary mode.

       -f ppm|jpeg|png|yuv4mpeg
	      Define the file format to use for the output stream. The default
	      is "jpeg".

       -g     Use greyscale instead of RGB24 for the output data.

       -i tv|comp1|comp2|s-video
	      Set  the	input channel to use. The default value is none, which
	      means the preset of the device is used.

       -l     Loops until CTRL+C is pressed.  This  is	the  default  for  the
	      YUV4MPEG output.

       -n pal|ntsc|secam
	      Select the input norm for the grabbing device. The default value
	      is none.

       -o file
	      Use the named file for output instead of standard out.

       -p c|g|y|Y
	      Set the palette to use: c = RGB24, g=GREY, y=YUV420P, Y=YUV422P.

       -q 1..100
	      Set  the	quality	 for  JPEG output. The value could be a number
	      between 1 and 100. The default value is 80.

       -s WIDTHxHEIGHT
	      Define the size of the output frame in pixels. The default  set-
	      ting is 320x240.

       -V     Show version number and exit.

AUTHOR
       Rasca
       http://home.pages.de/~rasca/
       VIDCAT is published under the GNU General Public License




GNU				   Oct 2001			     VIDCAT(1)