vidcat - capture a frame from a video4linux device

       Rasca
       http://home.pages.de/~rasca/
       VIDCAT is published under the GNU General Public License

GNU                                                 Oct 2001                                           VIDCAT(1)

vidcat captures a frame from a video4linux device and writes the result to the  standard  output  device.
       With the following options you can define output format, size etc..

       vidcat - capture a frame from a video4linux device

       -d device
              Use an alternate v4l device, '/dev/video' is the default device.

       -b     This applies only to PPM output. With this option the PPM ouput is written in binary mode.

       -f ppm|jpeg|png|yuv4mpeg
              Define the file format to use for the output stream. The default is "jpeg".

       -g     Use greyscale instead of RGB24 for the output data.

       -i tv|comp1|comp2|s-video
              Set  the  input channel to use. The default value is none, which means the preset of the device is
              used.

       -l     Loops until CTRL+C is pressed. This is the default for the YUV4MPEG output.

       -n pal|ntsc|secam
              Select the input norm for the grabbing device. The default value is none.

       -o file
              Use the named file for output instead of standard out.

       -p c|g|y|Y
              Set the palette to use: c = RGB24, g=GREY, y=YUV420P, Y=YUV422P.

       -q 1..100
              Set the quality for JPEG output. The value could be a number between 1 and 100. The default  value
              is 80.

       -s WIDTHxHEIGHT
              Define the size of the output frame in pixels. The default setting is 320x240.

       -V     Show version number and exit.

vidcat[-h?blgV][-d<device>][-fjpeg|ppm|png][-itv|comp1|com1|s-video][-npal|ntsc|secam][-q<1..100>][-sWIDTHxHEIGHT][-o<file>]