VIDCAT(1)

💖 VIDCAT(1) 💖

okay bestie, so we're talking about vidcat from Version 0.7.1 — yes the manual page for the girlies who want to grab a frame off a video4linux device and just, like, have it. no cap. let's get into it 🎀

✨ 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 💅

so basically, vidcat captures a frame from a video4linux device and writes the result straight to the standard output device. that's it, that's the whole vibe. 💖

and with the options below you get to define your output format, your size, etc. — all the little details, your call, main character energy only. ✨

👑 OPTIONS 👑

• -d device — use an alternate v4l device. the default device is /dev/video, and yes bestie, that's with no number at the end. iconic of it.
• -b — this one ONLY applies to PPM output, ok? with this option the PPM output gets written in binary mode. 🫶
• -f ppm|jpeg|png|yuv4mpeg — define the file format for the output stream. the default is "jpeg". choose your fighter 💅
• -g — use greyscale instead of RGB24 for the output data. moody. desaturated. very demure. 🖤
• -i tv|comp1|comp2|s-video — set the input channel to use. the default value is none, which means the preset of the device gets used instead. let the device decide, honestly, she knows herself. 💁
• -l — loops until CTRL+C is pressed. also this is the default for the YUV4MPEG output. so if you're doing yuv4mpeg you're already looping, periodt. 🔁
• -n pal|ntsc|secam — select the input norm for the grabbing device. the default value is none. no norm, no problem. 🌈
• -o file — use the named file for output instead of standard out. redirect your destiny, bestie. 📁
• -p c|g|y|Y — set the palette to use: c = RGB24, g = GREY, y = YUV420P, Y = YUV422P. note the capital vs lowercase y — they are NOT the same thing and the command will absolutely know. 👀
• -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 setting is 320x240. tiny but mighty. 🎀
• -V — show version number and exit. bye bestie, love u, here's the number. ✌️

🫶 quick heads up: the synopsis up top shows -h? in the flag bundle but the OPTIONS list is what it is — that's the whole lineup, fr fr. don't come for me.

🧚 AUTHOR 🧚

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

and that's the whole page, bestie 💜 this one's from the GNU crew, dated Oct 2001, and it's all about Version 0.7.1 — go grab a frame, you ate. 🎀✨🦋