dvcont(1)
send control commands to DV cameras
SYNOPSIS
dvcont
<command1> [ <command2> ... ]
DESCRIPTION
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:
- dev <number>
-
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.)
- play
-
Tell the camera to play. If already playing, it toggles slow-motion.
- reverse
-
Tell the camera to play in reverse. If already playing, it toggles slow-motion.
- trickplay < -14 to +14 >
-
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.)
- stop
-
Tell the camera to stop playing.
- rewind
-
Tell the camera to rewind. (Use in stop or play mode.)
- ff
-
Tell the camera to fast forward. (Use in stop or play mode.)
- pause
-
Tell the camera to toggle pause play.
- next
-
Tell the camera to go to the next frame. (Use in pause mode.)
- nextindex
-
Tell the camera to search for the next scene. (Use in pause or play mode.)
- prev
-
Tell the camera to go to the previous frame. (Use in pause mode)
- previndex
-
Tell the camera to search for the previous scene. (Use in pause or play mode)
- record
-
Tell the camera to record. (Use with caution!)
- eject
-
Tell the camera to eject the tape. (Not supported by all cameras.)
- timecode
-
Report the timecode on tape in the format HH:MM:SS:FF (hours, minutes,
seconds, intra-second frames).
- seek <timecode>
-
Tell the camera to go to the
timecode,
given in format HH:MM:SS:FF as above.
- status
-
Report the status of the device.
- pluginfo
-
Report available plugs. (This option is mainly intended for internal
development.)
- verbose
-
Tell the program to tell you debug info.
- version
-
Tell the program to tell you the program version.
- help
-
Tell the program to show you a help screen.
