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atitv(1) GATOS Manual atitv(1)

atitv - Simple text-mode program from the GATOS package.

atitv

The program atitv is still under development. It gives basic functionality needed to record video and take snapshots.

Note, motion capture in atitv use a special ".yuv" file format unique to gatos.

Snapshots on the other hand save to ".ppm" files, which are viewable (and convertible) by most graphics programs.

Get help.
Get version info.
Specify which input to use (Composite, SVHS or TV).
Set volume.
Set channel.
Set capture size.

Record yuv file for n seconds to filename f.
Capture a single ppm frame to filename f.

This will change to channel 10, record 10 seconds to "f1.yuv" then change to channel 11 and record 10 seconds to "f2.yuv"
This will change to the SVHS connector and capture one frame to "pic.ppm"

/etc/gatos.conf - Configuration file of GATOS.

gatos, gatos-conf, gatos.conf, atisplit, atitogif, atitojpg, atitoppm, xatitv, yuvsum, scanpci.

Atitv was written and copyrighted by Steaphan Greene, Øyvind Aabling, Octavian Purdila, Vladimir Dergachev, Christian Lupien, and Daniel Caujolle-Bert.

20 Dec 1999