dvgrab 3.5

dvgrab 3.5 Usage: dvgrab [options] [file] [-] Use '-' to pipe video to stdout. Options: -a[n],-autosplit[=n] start a new file when a new recording is detected or if n is supplied, after n seconds gap in recording date/time -buffers number the number of internal frames to buffer [default 100] -card number card number [default automatic] -channel number iso channel number for listening [default 63] -cmincutsize num min file size in MiB due to collection split [default 0] -csize number split file when collections of files are about to exceed number MiB, 0 = unlimited [default 0] -debug type display (HDV) debug info, type is one or more of: all,pat,pmt,pids,pid=N,pes,packet,video,sonya1 -d, -duration time total capture duration specified as a SMIL time value: XXX[.Y]h, XXX[.Y]min, XXX[.Y][s], XXXms, [[HH:]MM:]SS[.ms], or smpte=[[[HH:]MM:]SS:]FF [default unlimited] -every number write every n'th frame only [default 1] -f -format type save as one of the following file types [default raw] raw raw DV file with a .dv extension dif raw DV file with a .dif extension dv1 'Type 1' DV AVI file dv2, avi 'Type 2' DV AVI file qt, mov QuickTime DV movie mpeg2, hdv MPEG-2 transport stream (HDV) jpeg, jpg sequence of JPEG files (DV only) -F, -frames number max number of frames per split 0 = unlimited [default 0] -guid hex select one of multiple DV devices by its GUID GUID is in hexadecimal; see /sys/bus/ieee1394/devices/ -h, -help display this help and exit -I, -input file read from file ("-" = stdin) -i, -interactive go interactive with camera VTR and capture control -jpeg-deinterlace deinterlace the output by line doubling the upper field -jpeg-height n scale the output to the specified height (max=2048) -jpeg-overwrite overwrite the same file instead of creating a sequence -jpeg-quality n set the JPEG compression level -jpeg-temp name use name as temporary file output -jpeg-width n scale the output to the specified width (max=2048) -jvc-p25 remove repeat_first_field flag and set fps to 25 (HDV) (to correct stream from JVC cam recorded in P25 mode) -lockstep align capture to multiple of -frames based on timecode -lockstep_maxdrops max consecutive frame drops before closing file -1 = unlimited [default -1] -lockstep_totaldrops max total frame drops before closing file -1 = unlimited [default -1] -noavc disable use of AV/C VTR control -nostop do not send AV/C stop command on exit -opendml use the OpenDML extensions to write large (>1GB) 'Type 2' DV AVI files (requires -format dv2) -r, recordonly only capture when not paused while in record mode -rewind completely rewind the tape prior to capture -showstatus show the recording status while capturing -s, -size number max file size, 0 = unlimited [default 1000] -srt write SRT files with the recording date -stdin read from stdin pipe [default = raw1394] -timecode put the first frame's timecode into the file name -t, -timestamp put the date and time of recording into the file name -timesys put the system date and time into the file name -V, -v4l2 capture DV from V4L2 USB device (linux-uvc) use -input to set device file [default /dev/video] -v, -version display version and exit -24p use 24 fps as output rate (Quicktime Only) -24pa remove 2:3:3:2 pulldown for 24p Advanced (Quicktime Only) Check out the dvgrab website for the latest version, news and other software: http://www.kinodv.org/