This is the README for the ivtv module suite.

Note that this is the FINAL 0.2 release. There will be no more development on
the 0.2 branch. A new stable 0.4 branch has been started. See www.ivtvdriver.org
for more details.

The primary goal of the IVTV project is to provide a "clean room" Linux Open
Source driver implementation for video capture cards based on the iCompression
iTVC15 or Conexant CX23415/CX23416 MPEG Codec. Examples of such cards are the
Hauppauge PVR 250/350 series of MPEG video capture cards, the Hauppauge "freestyle"
and the AVerMedia M179 AVerTV. The freestyle hasn't been tested, but it should work,
or at least be easy to get working.

Features:
 * Hardware mpeg2 capture of broadcast video (and sound) via the tuner or
   s-video/audio line-in
 * Hardware mpeg2 capture of FM radio where hardware support exists
 * Supports NTSC, PAL, SECAM with stereo sound
 * Provides hardware mpeg2 playback
 * Provides comprehensive OSD (On Screen Display: ie. graphics overlaying the video
   signal)
 * Provides a framebuffer (allowing X applications to appear on the video device)

doc/ - contains documentation :)
   /install.txt         Installation info
   /modules.txt         Module parameters
   /README.ivtvfb       The ivtv framebuffer
   /README.ivtvctl      The ivtv module controller
   /README.devices      /dev/xxxx devices
   /README.utils        Included utilities
   /README.lirc         Infrared remote control
   /README.vbi          VBI (Teletext, widescreen etc)
   /README.radio        The FM Radio
   /video-quality.txt   Some notes on video quality
   /README.ioctl        The ivtv IOCTLs (for developers)
driver/ - actual driver files, Makefile, etc
utils/ - some useful (and required) tools for managing the hardware

Note: the old sourceforge ivtv project is no longer active and will
redirect to ivtvdriver.org. All development now takes place in the
subversion repository on ivtvdriver.org.

Also see:

Homepage + Wiki
http://www.ivtvdriver.org

Subversion repository:
http://ivtvdriver.org/svn/ivtv

Download area:
http://dl.ivtvdriver.org

Mail Archives
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/ivtv/devel/

Forum
http://www.shspvr.com/smf/

IRC
irc://irc.freenode.net/ivtv-dev

MythTv Info
http://www.mythtv.info/moin.cgi/IvTv

Donations
http://www.ivtvdriver.org/index.php/IVTV:Site_support