DVCONT(1) General Commands Manual DVCONT(1)NAME
dvcont - 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 com-
mands 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.
AUTHORS
dvcont was written by Jason Howard <jason@spectsoft.com> and Dan Dennedy <dan@dennedy.org>. This man page was written with the help of
help2man by Daniel Kobras <kobras@debian.org> for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution (but may be used by others). Updated by Dan Dennedy
<dan@dennedy.org>.
dvcont October 2002 DVCONT(1)
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GPHOTO2(1)GPHOTO2(1)NAME
gphoto2 - command-line gphoto2 client
SYNOPSIS
gphoto2 [--debug] [-q | --quiet] [-v | --verbose] [-h | --help]
[--list-cameras] [--usb-usermap-script NAME]
[--print-usb-usermap] [--list-ports] [--stdout]
[--stdout-size] [--auto-detect] [--port PATH]
[--speed SPEED] [--camera MODEL] [--filename FILENAME]
[--usbid USBID] [-a | --abilities] [--folder FOLDER]
[[-R | --recurse] | --norecurse] [-l | --list-folders]
[-L | --list-files] [-m NAME | --mkdir NAME]
[-r NAME | --rmdir NAME] [-n | --num-files]
[-p RANGE | --get-file RANGE] [-P | --get-all-files]
[-t RANGE | --get-thumbnail RANGE]
[-T | --get-all-thumbnails]
[-r RANGE | --get-raw-data RANGE] [--get-all-raw-data]
[--get-audio-data RANGE] [--get-all-audio-data]
[-d RANGE | --delete-file RANGE] [-D | --delete-all-files]
[-u FILENAME | --upload-file FILENAME] [--capture-preview]
[--capture-image] [--capture-movie] [--capture-sound]
[--capture-show-info RANGE]
[--summary] [--manual] [--about] [--shell]
DESCRIPTION gphoto2(3) is a cross-platform digital camera library, and gphoto2(1) is a command-line client for it.
Where an option takes a range of files, thumbnails, or other data, they are numbered beginning at 1. A range is a comma-separated list of
numbers or spans (``first-last''). Ranges are XOR (exclusive or), so that ``1-5,3,7'' is equivalent to ``1,2,4,5,7''.
--debug
Turn on debugging.
-q, --quiet
Quiet output (default=verbose).
-v, --version
Display version and exit.
-h, --help
Display a short usage message.
--list-cameras
List supported camera models.
--usb-usermap-script NAME
Use NAME as the hotplug usb script used in the output of --print-usb-usermap. Default is "usbcam".
--print-usb-usermap
For every camera supported by your version of gphoto2, print the corresponding line for inclusion into the usb.usermap hotplug con-
fig file. The script name used in these lines is specified with the --usb-usermap-script option.
--list-ports
List supported port devices.
--stdout
Send file to stdout.
--stdout-size
Print filesize before data.
--auto-detect
List auto-detected cameras.
--port PATH
Specify port device.
--speed SPEED
Specify serial transfer speed.
--camera MODEL
Specify camera model. Most model names contain spaces: remember to enclose the name in quotes so that the shell knows it is one
parameter. For example: --camera "Kodak DC240".
--filename FILENAME
Specify a filename.
--usbid USBID
(Expert only) Override USB IDs.
-a, --abilities
Display camera abilities.
-f, --folder FOLDER
Specify camera folder (default="/").
-R, --recurse
Recursion (default for download).
--no-recurse
No recursion (default for deletion).
-l, --list-folders
List folders in folder.
-L, --list-files
List files in folder.
-m, --mkdir NAME
Create a directory.
-r, --rmdir NAME
Remove a directory.
-n, --num-files
Display number of files.
-p, --get-file RANGE
Get files given in range.
-P, --get-all-files
Get all files from folder.
-t, --get-thumbnail RANGE
Get thumbnails given in range.
-T, --get-all-thumbnails
Get all thumbnails from folder.
-r, --get-raw-data RANGE
Get raw data given in range.
--get-all-raw-data
Get all raw data from folder.
--get-audio-data RANGE
Get audio data given in range.
--get-all-audio-data
Get all audio data from folder.
--delete-files RANGE
Delete files given in range.
--delete-all-files
Delete all files in folder.
-u, --upload-file FILENAME
Upload a file to camera.
--capture-preview
Capture a quick preview.
--capture-image
Capture an image.
--capture-movie
Capture a movie.
--capture-sound
Capture an audio clip.
--show-info RANGE
Show info.
--summary
Summary of camera status.
--manual
Camera driver manual.
--about
About the camera driver.
--shell
Start the gphoto2 shell, an interactive environment. See SHELL MODE for a detailed description.
SHELL MODE
The following commands are available:
cd Change to a directory on the camera.
lcd Change to a directory on the local machine.
exit, quit, q
Exit the gphoto2 shell.
get Download the file to the current directory.
get-thumbnail
Download the thumbnail to the current directory.
get-raw
Download raw data to the current directory.
show-info
Show information.
delete Delete a file or directory.
show-exif
Show EXIF information (only if compiled with EXIF support).
help, ?
Displays command usage.
ls List the contents of the current directory on the camera.
SEE ALSO gphoto2(3), gphoto2.txt, gphoto2-cli.txt, http://www.gphoto.org/
EXAMPLES
gphoto2 --list-files
List files on camera.
gphoto2 --get-file 7-13
Get files number 7 through 13 from the list output by gphoto2 --list-files.
gphoto2 --usb-usermap-script gphoto2cam --print-usb-usermap >> /etc/hotplug/usb.usermap
Append a line to the hotplug config file /etc/hotplug/usb.usermap for every supported camera, using /etc/hotplug/usb/gphoto2cam for
setting up permissions correctly.
AUTHOR
The gPhoto2 Team.
Man page edited by Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com>.
February 2002 GPHOTO2(1)