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authorMauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@infradead.org>2006-03-25 13:21:43 +0100
committerMauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@infradead.org>2006-03-25 13:29:32 +0100
commit48773e685b118ef56dcf5258ef7388a4bea16137 (patch)
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parentV4L/DVB (3599b): Whitespace cleanups under drivers/media (diff)
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V4L/DVB (3599c): Whitespace cleanups under Documentation/video4linux
Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@infradead.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/video4linux/Zoran')
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diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/Zoran b/Documentation/video4linux/Zoran
index 52c94bd7dca1..be9f21b84555 100644
--- a/Documentation/video4linux/Zoran
+++ b/Documentation/video4linux/Zoran
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Iomega Buz:
* Philips saa7111 TV decoder
* Philips saa7185 TV encoder
Drivers to use: videodev, i2c-core, i2c-algo-bit,
- videocodec, saa7111, saa7185, zr36060, zr36067
+ videocodec, saa7111, saa7185, zr36060, zr36067
Inputs/outputs: Composite and S-video
Norms: PAL, SECAM (720x576 @ 25 fps), NTSC (720x480 @ 29.97 fps)
Card number: 7
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Linux Media Labs LML33:
* Brooktree bt819 TV decoder
* Brooktree bt856 TV encoder
Drivers to use: videodev, i2c-core, i2c-algo-bit,
- videocodec, bt819, bt856, zr36060, zr36067
+ videocodec, bt819, bt856, zr36060, zr36067
Inputs/outputs: Composite and S-video
Norms: PAL (720x576 @ 25 fps), NTSC (720x480 @ 29.97 fps)
Card number: 5
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Linux Media Labs LML33R10:
* Philips saa7114 TV decoder
* Analog Devices adv7170 TV encoder
Drivers to use: videodev, i2c-core, i2c-algo-bit,
- videocodec, saa7114, adv7170, zr36060, zr36067
+ videocodec, saa7114, adv7170, zr36060, zr36067
Inputs/outputs: Composite and S-video
Norms: PAL (720x576 @ 25 fps), NTSC (720x480 @ 29.97 fps)
Card number: 6
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Pinnacle/Miro DC10(new):
* Philips saa7110a TV decoder
* Analog Devices adv7176 TV encoder
Drivers to use: videodev, i2c-core, i2c-algo-bit,
- videocodec, saa7110, adv7175, zr36060, zr36067
+ videocodec, saa7110, adv7175, zr36060, zr36067
Inputs/outputs: Composite, S-video and Internal
Norms: PAL, SECAM (768x576 @ 25 fps), NTSC (640x480 @ 29.97 fps)
Card number: 1
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Pinnacle/Miro DC10(old): *
* Micronas vpx3220a TV decoder
* mse3000 TV encoder or Analog Devices adv7176 TV encoder *
Drivers to use: videodev, i2c-core, i2c-algo-bit,
- videocodec, vpx3220, mse3000/adv7175, zr36050, zr36016, zr36067
+ videocodec, vpx3220, mse3000/adv7175, zr36050, zr36016, zr36067
Inputs/outputs: Composite, S-video and Internal
Norms: PAL, SECAM (768x576 @ 25 fps), NTSC (640x480 @ 29.97 fps)
Card number: 0
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ Pinnacle/Miro DC30: *
* Micronas vpx3225d/vpx3220a/vpx3216b TV decoder
* Analog Devices adv7176 TV encoder
Drivers to use: videodev, i2c-core, i2c-algo-bit,
- videocodec, vpx3220/vpx3224, adv7175, zr36050, zr36016, zr36067
+ videocodec, vpx3220/vpx3224, adv7175, zr36050, zr36016, zr36067
Inputs/outputs: Composite, S-video and Internal
Norms: PAL, SECAM (768x576 @ 25 fps), NTSC (640x480 @ 29.97 fps)
Card number: 3
@@ -123,11 +123,11 @@ Note: use encoder=X or decoder=X for non-default i2c chips (see i2c-id.h)
The best know TV standards are NTSC/PAL/SECAM. but for decoding a frame that
information is not enough. There are several formats of the TV standards.
-And not every TV decoder is able to handle every format. Also the every
-combination is supported by the driver. There are currently 11 different
-tv broadcast formats all aver the world.
+And not every TV decoder is able to handle every format. Also the every
+combination is supported by the driver. There are currently 11 different
+tv broadcast formats all aver the world.
-The CCIR defines parameters needed for broadcasting the signal.
+The CCIR defines parameters needed for broadcasting the signal.
The CCIR has defined different standards: A,B,D,E,F,G,D,H,I,K,K1,L,M,N,...
The CCIR says not much about about the colorsystem used !!!
And talking about a colorsystem says not to much about how it is broadcast.
@@ -136,18 +136,18 @@ The CCIR standards A,E,F are not used any more.
When you speak about NTSC, you usually mean the standard: CCIR - M using
the NTSC colorsystem which is used in the USA, Japan, Mexico, Canada
-and a few others.
+and a few others.
When you talk about PAL, you usually mean: CCIR - B/G using the PAL
-colorsystem which is used in many Countries.
+colorsystem which is used in many Countries.
-When you talk about SECAM, you mean: CCIR - L using the SECAM Colorsystem
+When you talk about SECAM, you mean: CCIR - L using the SECAM Colorsystem
which is used in France, and a few others.
There the other version of SECAM, CCIR - D/K is used in Bulgaria, China,
-Slovakai, Hungary, Korea (Rep.), Poland, Rumania and a others.
+Slovakai, Hungary, Korea (Rep.), Poland, Rumania and a others.
-The CCIR - H uses the PAL colorsystem (sometimes SECAM) and is used in
+The CCIR - H uses the PAL colorsystem (sometimes SECAM) and is used in
Egypt, Libya, Sri Lanka, Syrain Arab. Rep.
The CCIR - I uses the PAL colorsystem, and is used in Great Britain, Hong Kong,
@@ -158,30 +158,30 @@ and is used in Argentinia, Uruguay, an a few others
We do not talk about how the audio is broadcast !
-A rather good sites about the TV standards are:
+A rather good sites about the TV standards are:
http://www.sony.jp/ServiceArea/Voltage_map/
http://info.electronicwerkstatt.de/bereiche/fernsehtechnik/frequenzen_und_normen/Fernsehnormen/
and http://www.cabl.com/restaurant/channel.html
Other weird things around: NTSC 4.43 is a modificated NTSC, which is mainly
used in PAL VCR's that are able to play back NTSC. PAL 60 seems to be the same
-as NTSC 4.43 . The Datasheets also talk about NTSC 44, It seems as if it would
-be the same as NTSC 4.43.
+as NTSC 4.43 . The Datasheets also talk about NTSC 44, It seems as if it would
+be the same as NTSC 4.43.
NTSC Combs seems to be a decoder mode where the decoder uses a comb filter
to split coma and luma instead of a Delay line.
But I did not defiantly find out what NTSC Comb is.
Philips saa7111 TV decoder
-was introduced in 1997, is used in the BUZ and
-can handle: PAL B/G/H/I, PAL N, PAL M, NTSC M, NTSC N, NTSC 4.43 and SECAM
+was introduced in 1997, is used in the BUZ and
+can handle: PAL B/G/H/I, PAL N, PAL M, NTSC M, NTSC N, NTSC 4.43 and SECAM
Philips saa7110a TV decoder
was introduced in 1995, is used in the Pinnacle/Miro DC10(new), DC10+ and
-can handle: PAL B/G, NTSC M and SECAM
+can handle: PAL B/G, NTSC M and SECAM
Philips saa7114 TV decoder
-was introduced in 2000, is used in the LML33R10 and
+was introduced in 2000, is used in the LML33R10 and
can handle: PAL B/G/D/H/I/N, PAL N, PAL M, NTSC M, NTSC 4.43 and SECAM
Brooktree bt819 TV decoder
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ was introduced in 1996, is used in the BUZ
can generate: PAL B/G, NTSC M
Brooktree bt856 TV Encoder
-was introduced in 1994, is used in the LML33
+was introduced in 1994, is used in the LML33
can generate: PAL B/D/G/H/I/N, PAL M, NTSC M, PAL-N (Argentina)
Analog Devices adv7170 TV Encoder
@@ -221,9 +221,9 @@ ITT mse3000 TV encoder
was introduced in 1991, is used in the DC10 old
can generate: PAL , NTSC , SECAM
-The adv717x, should be able to produce PAL N. But you find nothing PAL N
+The adv717x, should be able to produce PAL N. But you find nothing PAL N
specific in the registers. Seem that you have to reuse a other standard
-to generate PAL N, maybe it would work if you use the PAL M settings.
+to generate PAL N, maybe it would work if you use the PAL M settings.
==========================
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ Here's my experience of using LML33 and Buz on various motherboards:
VIA MVP3
Forget it. Pointless. Doesn't work.
-Intel 430FX (Pentium 200)
+Intel 430FX (Pentium 200)
LML33 perfect, Buz tolerable (3 or 4 frames dropped per movie)
Intel 440BX (early stepping)
LML33 tolerable. Buz starting to get annoying (6-10 frames/hour)
@@ -438,52 +438,52 @@ importance of buffer sizes:
> -q 25 -b 128 : 24.655.992
> -q 25 -b 256 : 25.859.820
-I woke up, and can't go to sleep again. I'll kill some time explaining why
+I woke up, and can't go to sleep again. I'll kill some time explaining why
this doesn't look strange to me.
-Let's do some math using a width of 704 pixels. I'm not sure whether the Buz
+Let's do some math using a width of 704 pixels. I'm not sure whether the Buz
actually use that number or not, but that's not too important right now.
-704x288 pixels, one field, is 202752 pixels. Divided by 64 pixels per block;
-3168 blocks per field. Each pixel consist of two bytes; 128 bytes per block;
-1024 bits per block. 100% in the new driver mean 1:2 compression; the maximum
-output becomes 512 bits per block. Actually 510, but 512 is simpler to use
+704x288 pixels, one field, is 202752 pixels. Divided by 64 pixels per block;
+3168 blocks per field. Each pixel consist of two bytes; 128 bytes per block;
+1024 bits per block. 100% in the new driver mean 1:2 compression; the maximum
+output becomes 512 bits per block. Actually 510, but 512 is simpler to use
for calculations.
-Let's say that we specify d1q50. We thus want 256 bits per block; times 3168
-becomes 811008 bits; 101376 bytes per field. We're talking raw bits and bytes
-here, so we don't need to do any fancy corrections for bits-per-pixel or such
+Let's say that we specify d1q50. We thus want 256 bits per block; times 3168
+becomes 811008 bits; 101376 bytes per field. We're talking raw bits and bytes
+here, so we don't need to do any fancy corrections for bits-per-pixel or such
things. 101376 bytes per field.
-d1 video contains two fields per frame. Those sum up to 202752 bytes per
+d1 video contains two fields per frame. Those sum up to 202752 bytes per
frame, and one of those frames goes into each buffer.
-But wait a second! -b128 gives 128kB buffers! It's not possible to cram
+But wait a second! -b128 gives 128kB buffers! It's not possible to cram
202752 bytes of JPEG data into 128kB!
-This is what the driver notice and automatically compensate for in your
+This is what the driver notice and automatically compensate for in your
examples. Let's do some math using this information:
-128kB is 131072 bytes. In this buffer, we want to store two fields, which
-leaves 65536 bytes for each field. Using 3168 blocks per field, we get
-20.68686868... available bytes per block; 165 bits. We can't allow the
-request for 256 bits per block when there's only 165 bits available! The -q50
-option is silently overridden, and the -b128 option takes precedence, leaving
+128kB is 131072 bytes. In this buffer, we want to store two fields, which
+leaves 65536 bytes for each field. Using 3168 blocks per field, we get
+20.68686868... available bytes per block; 165 bits. We can't allow the
+request for 256 bits per block when there's only 165 bits available! The -q50
+option is silently overridden, and the -b128 option takes precedence, leaving
us with the equivalence of -q32.
-This gives us a data rate of 165 bits per block, which, times 3168, sums up
-to 65340 bytes per field, out of the allowed 65536. The current driver has
-another level of rate limiting; it won't accept -q values that fill more than
-6/8 of the specified buffers. (I'm not sure why. "Playing it safe" seem to be
-a safe bet. Personally, I think I would have lowered requested-bits-per-block
-by one, or something like that.) We can't use 165 bits per block, but have to
-lower it again, to 6/8 of the available buffer space: We end up with 124 bits
-per block, the equivalence of -q24. With 128kB buffers, you can't use greater
+This gives us a data rate of 165 bits per block, which, times 3168, sums up
+to 65340 bytes per field, out of the allowed 65536. The current driver has
+another level of rate limiting; it won't accept -q values that fill more than
+6/8 of the specified buffers. (I'm not sure why. "Playing it safe" seem to be
+a safe bet. Personally, I think I would have lowered requested-bits-per-block
+by one, or something like that.) We can't use 165 bits per block, but have to
+lower it again, to 6/8 of the available buffer space: We end up with 124 bits
+per block, the equivalence of -q24. With 128kB buffers, you can't use greater
than -q24 at -d1. (And PAL, and 704 pixels width...)
-The third example is limited to -q24 through the same process. The second
-example, using very similar calculations, is limited to -q48. The only
-example that actually grab at the specified -q value is the last one, which
+The third example is limited to -q24 through the same process. The second
+example, using very similar calculations, is limited to -q48. The only
+example that actually grab at the specified -q value is the last one, which
is clearly visible, looking at the file size.
--