Gv4l is a gui frontend for the v4l functions of transcode
(http://www.theorie.physik.uni-goettingen.de/~ostreich/transcode/).
Currently you can record/watch from your v4l tuner. Webcams will
be supported after there are some fixes in transcode's import_v4l
module - IT'S NOT GV4L BUG!


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* Pre-Install Requirements *
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1. Transcode 0.6.0+ (0.5.x and earlier don't support v4l)
   Transcode 0.6.1 (or if new versions are available) recommended
   Download from transcode's site (link above)
   
     ***| Transcode 0.6.0 ONLY! |***

   NOTE: In order to use the preview with transcode (0.6.0 ONLY)
   ====  you have to compile the preview filter of transcode. Go
         in transcode's source directory

         cd filter/preview/
         make
         su
         make install

     ***| END Transcode 0.6.0 ONLY! |***


2. Xawtv - http://bytesex.org/xawtv/
   Transcode uses the .xawtv config file for the channels etc.

   Expert users may edit and copy the included in Gv4l's package
   sample .xawtv file to their home directory, although I recommend
   installing Xawtv.



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* Installation *
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1. gunzip/untar (apparently you got that right since you're reading this ;))

   tar zxfv gv4l-2.0.-9.tar.gz

2. enter the directory and run configure

   cd gv4l-2.0.-9
   ./configure

3. run make and make install (make install should be executed as root)

   make
   su (enter your root password)
   make install

4. run "gv4l" (without the quotes) and enjoy!

5. Check for new releases at http://warder.ath.cx/projects.
   Contributions of code/fixes/suggestions/money/etc. are accepted!

Have Fun.

