NAME
effectv - real-time video effector
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
<fukuchi@users.sourceforge.net>. See the file CREWS for full list of
developers.
SEE ALSO
v4l-conf(1)