XawTV is a software designed for TV viewing and related utilities.
XawTV is an incredible software suite that has undergone various changes to emerge as a fantastic TV application for the bttv driver. Originally built as an alternative to the Motif-based "xtvscreen," XawTV has since evolved to feature a lot more. One notable change is the switch from XawTV and bttv driver to the video4linux interface.
With this video4linux interface, XawTV now boasts support for more interfaces, which include Xvideo Extention, the new video4linux2 interface, and the BSD Family video grabber driver (bktr). The software suite is no longer just a single application; instead, it comprises several video4linux-related software with video recording capabilities and helpful command line tools.
The software is also continually evolving, with added support for even more hardware in its future updates, such as DVB support, which is already present in its ongoing development snapshots.
One of XawTV's key features is its variety of applications. The main application is still XawTV that allows you to watch television. You also get access to a newer TV application with a Motif-based GUI called MotV. MTT is a teletext browser that works on a terminal too. Additionally, PIA is a simple movie player while FBTV is a TV application for the Linux console that displays videos with framebuffer devices.
There's also Streamer, which is a fantastic command line tool for recording movies. V4lctl is another command line tool useful for setting video4linux parameters, such as tuning to a particular channel or setting the TV's norm. Scantv is another command line tool used to scan through channels.
For radio lovers, the software suite comes with a simple, curses-based Radio app. You also get a Webcam application that captures images and uploads them to a web server via FTP or SSH in an endless loop. Finally, Alevtd is an HTTP server for videotext pages, allowing you to read videotext with a web browser.
Overall, most applications on the XawTV software suite use the same configuration file, which is the ~/.xawtv file. XawTV is an impressive piece of software that provides a wide range of applications and features that are useful in various situations.
With this video4linux interface, XawTV now boasts support for more interfaces, which include Xvideo Extention, the new video4linux2 interface, and the BSD Family video grabber driver (bktr). The software suite is no longer just a single application; instead, it comprises several video4linux-related software with video recording capabilities and helpful command line tools.
The software is also continually evolving, with added support for even more hardware in its future updates, such as DVB support, which is already present in its ongoing development snapshots.
One of XawTV's key features is its variety of applications. The main application is still XawTV that allows you to watch television. You also get access to a newer TV application with a Motif-based GUI called MotV. MTT is a teletext browser that works on a terminal too. Additionally, PIA is a simple movie player while FBTV is a TV application for the Linux console that displays videos with framebuffer devices.
There's also Streamer, which is a fantastic command line tool for recording movies. V4lctl is another command line tool useful for setting video4linux parameters, such as tuning to a particular channel or setting the TV's norm. Scantv is another command line tool used to scan through channels.
For radio lovers, the software suite comes with a simple, curses-based Radio app. You also get a Webcam application that captures images and uploads them to a web server via FTP or SSH in an endless loop. Finally, Alevtd is an HTTP server for videotext pages, allowing you to read videotext with a web browser.
Overall, most applications on the XawTV software suite use the same configuration file, which is the ~/.xawtv file. XawTV is an impressive piece of software that provides a wide range of applications and features that are useful in various situations.
What's New
Version 3.95: N/A