NAME

       dvcont - send control commands to DV cameras

SYNOPSIS

       dvcont <command1> [ <command2> ... ]

DESCRIPTION

       dvcont  is  a  command line tool to send control commands via an IEEE1394 link to a device
       that implements the AV/C specifications by the 1394 Trade Association.  Or  for  the  non-
       techies:  dvcont  lets  you  remote  control  your  DV  camera  via a Firewire cable.  The
       following commands are understood:

       dev <number>
              Select device number on chain to use. (dvcont tries  to  automatically  detect  the
              camera. Use the dev command BEFORE any other commands for manual control.)

       play   Tell the camera to play. If already playing, it toggles slow-motion.

       reverse
              Tell the camera to play in reverse. If already playing, it toggles slow-motion.

       trickplay < -14 to +14 >
              Tell  the  camera  to  play  at  various  speeds.  0 = forward play, -14  = fastest
              reverse, -8 = 1X reverse, -1 = slowest  reverse,  1  =  slowest  forward,  8  =  1X
              forward, 14 = fastest forward.  (Not supported by all cameras.)

       stop   Tell the camera to stop playing.

       rewind Tell the camera to rewind. (Use in stop or play mode.)

       ff     Tell the camera to fast forward. (Use in stop or play mode.)

       pause  Tell the camera to toggle pause play.

       next   Tell the camera to go to the next frame. (Use in pause mode.)

       nextindex
              Tell the camera to search for the next scene. (Use in pause or play mode.)

       prev   Tell the camera to go to the previous frame. (Use in pause mode)

       previndex
              Tell the camera to search for the previous scene. (Use in pause or play mode)

       record Tell the camera to record. (Use with caution!)

       eject  Tell the camera to eject the tape. (Not supported by all cameras.)

       timecode
              Report  the  timecode  on  tape in the format HH:MM:SS:FF (hours, minutes, seconds,
              intra-second frames).

       seek <timecode>
              Tell the camera to go to the timecode, given in format HH:MM:SS:FF as above.

       status Report the status of the device.

       pluginfo
              Report available plugs.  (This option is mainly intended for internal development.)

       verbose
              Tell the program to tell you debug info.

       version
              Tell the program to tell you the program version.

       help   Tell the program to show you a help screen.

AUTHORS

       dvcont   was   written   by   Jason   Howard   <jason@spectsoft.com>   and   Dan   Dennedy
       <dan@dennedy.org>.   This  man page was written with the help of help2man by Daniel Kobras
       <kobras@debian.org> for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution (but may  be  used  by  others).
       Updated by Dan Dennedy <dan@dennedy.org>.