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diff --git a/misc/vbidecode/pkg-descr b/misc/vbidecode/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..4d525e7e761d --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/vbidecode/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +vbidecode - VBI data decoder +Copyright (C) 1997,98 Ralph Metzler (rjkm@thp.uni-koeln.de) + +Vbidecode decodes some of the data structures that are transmitted in the +VBI (Vertical Blanking Interval) of television transmissions. +It can decode the following formats, with some restrictions for NTSC users. + +- videotext/teletext + text based information pages (40x25 characters) + +- intercast + WWW pages transmitted via line 31 videotext in a kind of compressed + SLIP format + +- VPS + channel information and signals for automatic start/stop of VCRs + +- Videocrypt 1 and 2 + +VBI data is read from /dev/vbi0 which is provided by a Video Capture +card such as those using the Bt848/Bt878 family of video capture chips. |