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dvcont − send control commands to DV cameras |
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dvcont <command1> [ <command2> ... ] |
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dvcont is a command line tool to send control commands via an IEEE1394 link to a device that implements the AV/C specifications by the 1394 Trade Association. Or for the non-techies: dvcont lets you remote control your DV camera via a Firewire cable. The following commands are understood: |
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dev <number> |
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Select device number on chain to use. (dvcont tries to automatically detect the camera. Use the dev command BEFORE any other commands for manual control.) |
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play |
Tell the camera to play. If already playing, it toggles slow-motion. |
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reverse |
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Tell the camera to play in reverse. If already playing, it toggles slow-motion. |
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trickplay < -14 to +14 > |
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Tell the camera to play at various speeds. 0 = forward play, -14 = fastest reverse, -8 = 1X reverse, -1 = slowest reverse, 1 = slowest forward, 8 = 1X forward, 14 = fastest forward. (Not supported by all cameras.) |
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stop |
Tell the camera to stop playing. |
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rewind |
Tell the camera to rewind. (Use in stop or play mode.) |
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ff |
Tell the camera to fast forward. (Use in stop or play mode.) |
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pause |
Tell the camera to toggle pause play. |
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next |
Tell the camera to go to the next frame. (Use in pause mode.) |
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nextindex |
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Tell the camera to search for the next scene. (Use in pause or play mode.) |
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prev |
Tell the camera to go to the previous frame. (Use in pause mode) |
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previndex |
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Tell the camera to search for the previous scene. (Use in pause or play mode) |
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record |
Tell the camera to record. (Use with caution!) |
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eject |
Tell the camera to eject the tape. (Not supported by all cameras.) |
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timecode |
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Report the timecode on tape in the format HH:MM:SS:FF (hours, minutes, seconds, intra-second frames). |
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seek <timecode> |
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Tell the camera to go to the timecode, given in format HH:MM:SS:FF as above. |
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status |
Report the status of the device. |
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pluginfo |
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Report available plugs. |
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verbose |
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Tell the program to tell you debug info. |
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version |
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Tell the program to tell you the program version. |
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help |
Tell the program to show you a help screen. |
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dvcont was written by Jason Howard <jason@spectsoft.com> and Dan Dennedy <dan@dennedy.org>. This man page was written with the help of help2man by Daniel Kobras <kobras@debian.org> for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution (but may be used by others). Updated by Dan Dennedy <dan@dennedy.org>. |