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Video4Linux

Video4Linux (V4L for short) is a collection of device drivers and an API for supporting realtime video capture on Linux systems. It supports USB webcams, TV tuners, CSI cameras, and related devices, standardizing their output, so programmers can easily add video support to their applications.

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License
GNU General Public License
Operating system
Linux
Platform
Linux kernel
Repository
git.linuxtv.org/v4l-utils.git
Written in
C

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Video4Linux

Nodes44
Edges43
Triples27
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.045455
Components1

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Video4Linux

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related to External links · 11
Video4Linux → DVB, For Linux, Javakernel, Media Infrastructure API, Remote Controllers, USB, UVC, V4L, V4L2, Video4Linux-DVB, WikiLinux UVC
related to history · 10
Video4Linux → DVB-Wiki, Linux, LinuxTV, Retroactively, The, V4L, V4L1, V4L2, Video4Linux1, Video4Linux2
License · 1
Video4Linux → GNU General Public License
Operating system · 1
Video4Linux → Linux
Platform · 1
Video4Linux → Linux kernel
Repository · 1
Video4Linux → git.linuxtv.org/v4l-utils.git
Website · 1
Video4Linux → www.linuxtv.org
Written in · 1
Video4Linux → C

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v4l video linux device support v4l2 applications drivers freebsd kernel devices related also operating system api usb video4bsd media cameras

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Video4LinuxLicenseGNU General Public License1.00infobox
Video4LinuxOperating systemLinux1.00infobox
Video4LinuxPlatformLinux kernel1.00infobox
Video4LinuxRepositorygit.linuxtv.org/v4l-utils.git1.00infobox
Video4LinuxWebsitewww.linuxtv.org1.00infobox
Video4LinuxWritten inC1.00infobox
Video4Linuxrelated to External linksMedia Infrastructure API0.60section
Video4Linuxrelated to External linksV4L20.60section
Video4Linuxrelated to External linksDVB0.60section
Video4Linuxrelated to External linksRemote Controllers0.60section
Video4Linuxrelated to External linksVideo4Linux-DVB0.60section
Video4Linuxrelated to External linksFor Linux0.60section

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