---
name: "dc1394_multiview"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libdc1394"
version: "2.2.7-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dc1394_multiview"
---

# dc1394\_multiview(1)

display format0 camera video

## NAME

dc1394\_multiview - display format0 camera video

## SYNOPSIS

**dc1394\_multiview \[*--fps=\[1,3,15,30\]*\] \[*--res=\[0,1,2\]*\] \[*--device=/dev/video1394/x*\]**

## DESCRIPTION

View format0-only camera video from one or more cameras.

## OPTIONS

- **--fps**

  frames per second. default is 7. The 30 fps setting is incompatible with the 640x480 RGB8 resolution setting.

- **--res**

  resolution. 0 is 320x240 (default), 1 = 640x480 YUV4:1:1, 2 = 640x480 RGB8

- **--device**

  specifies video1394 device to use (optional). default is /dev/video1394/\<port#\>

- **--help**

  print help message

## KEYBOARD CONTROLS

- **q**

  quit

- **\< or ,**

  scale -50%

- **\> or .**

  scale +50%

- **0**

  pause

- **1**

  set framerate to 1.875 fps

- **2**

  set framerate to 3.75 fps

- **3**

  set framerate to 7.5 fps

- **4**

  set framerate to 15 fps

- **5**

  set framerate to 30 fps

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Peter De Schrijver \<p2@debian.org\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others) and added to upstream by Peter Antoniac \<theseinfeld@users.sf.net\>.