SYNOPSIS

effectv [options...] [effect name]

DESCRIPTION

EffecTV is a real-time video effector. You can enjoy movies, TV programs and any other video stream through the many amazing effects. Run EffecTV and push Up/Down arrow key to change the effect.

EffecTV accepts options and an effect name. In most cases you need not to set any options and name. You may specify a device file name and a channel number to see the input source you want.

EffecTV can be launched from any effect you want. Put an effect name after the command name ("effectv") or option(s). It's case-insensitive, and a trailing "TV" can be omitted.

OPTIONS

-help

Show usage (help) information.

-device FILE

Use device FILE for video4linux (default is /dev/video0).

-channel NUMBER

Channel number of video source (default is 0).

-norm NORM

Set video norm (default is ntsc). One of ntsc, pal, secam, pal-nc, pal-m, pal-n, ntsc-jp.

-freqtab FREQTAB

Set frequency table. One of us-bcast, us-cable, us-cable-hrc, japan-bcast, japan-cable, europe-west, europe-east, italy, newzealand, australia, ireland, france, china-bcast, southafrica, argentina, canada-cable, australia-optus.

-fullscreen

Enable fullscreen mode.

-hardware

Use direct video memory(if possible).

-doublebuffer

Enable double buffering mode (if possible).

-fps

Show frames/sec.

-size WxH

Set the size of capturing image to WxH pixels. (default 320x240)

-geometry WxH

Set the size of screen to WxH pixels.

-scale NUMBER

Set the scaling. When the capturing size is set, the screen size is scaled by NUMBER.

-autoplay FRAMES

Changes effects automatically every FRAMES.

-palette {rgb24,rgb565,rgb555,yuv422,yuv422p,yuv420p,yuv411p,yuv410p,grey}

Set the palette of capturing device. It is detected automatically by default.

-vloopback FILE

Use device FILE for output of vloopback device.

KEYS

Up/Down

Change effect.

Right/Left

Change TV channel.

Space

Capture a background image(for FireTV, BurningTV, etc.). Change mode(for SpiralTV, TransFormTV).

ALT+ENTER

Fullscreen mode(toggle).

TAB

Flip images horizontally.

Escape

Quit

ALT+0-9

Change video input channel (0-9).

F1/F2

Increase/decrease brightness of video input.

F3/F4

Increase/decrease hue.

F5/F6

Increase/decrease color balance.

F7/F8

Increase/decrease contrast.

F12

Show this key usage.

More details for each effects are described in documents package. You should download effectv-docs.tar.gz found at EffecTV web page.

EFFECTS

QuarkTV

Dissolves moving objects.

FireTV

Clips incoming objects and burns it.

BurningTV

Burns incoming objects.

RadioacTV

Brightens moving objects and blurs it.

StreakTV

Makes 8 afterimages.

BaltanTV

Makes afterimages longer.

1DTV

Grabs a horizontal line from video every 1/30 sec.

DotTV

Converts the picture into a set of dots.

MosaicTV

Censors incoming objects.

PuzzleTV

Scrambles the picture.

PredatorTV

Makes incoming objects invisible visibly.

SpiralTV

Spiraling effect.

SimuraTV

Color distortion and image mirroring.

EdgeTV

Detects edge and display it like good old computer way.

ShagadelicTV

Go back to swinging '60s!

NoiseTV

Makes incoming objects noisy.

AgingTV

Film-aging effect.

LifeTV

Conway's life game with video input interaction.

TransFormTV

Performs positional translations on images.

SparkTV

Spark effect.

warpTV

Goo'ing effect.

HolographicTV

Holographic vision seen in Star Wars.

cycleTV

Color cycling effect.

RippleTV

Ripple mark effect.

DiceTV

A 'dicing' effect.

VertigoTV

Alpha blending with zoomed and rotated images.

DeinterlaceTV

Deinterlacing video images.

nervousTV

Realtime frame shuffling effect.

RndmTV

Gives you a noisy picture in color or B/W.

RevTV

Waveform monitor effect.

RandomDotStereoTV

Makes random dot stereo stream from video input.

LensTV

Old school demo lens effect.

DiffTV

Hilights interframe differences.

BrokenTV

Simulates broken TV.

WarholTV

Hommage to Andy Warhol.

MatrixTV

A Matrix like effect.

PUPTV

Comes from "Partial UPdate", certain part of image is updated at a frame.

ChameleonTV

Still object will be disappearing.

OpTV

Optical art meets real-time video effect.

NervousHalf

A half of the screen delays or be nervous.

SloFastTV

Non-linear time TV.

DisplayWall

Full of small displays with a distorted perspective view.

BlueScreenTV

Blue sceen effect: changes scene background.

ColourfulStreak

Streak effect with color.

TimeDistortion

Scratch the surface and playback old images.

EdgeBlurTV

Extract edge, and make blur.

AUTHOR

The core of EffecTV was developed by FUKUCHI Kentaro <[email protected]>. See the file CREWS for full list of developers.