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

# grab\_color\_image(1)

grab an image using libdc1394

## NAME

grab\_color\_image - grab an image using libdc1394

## SYNOPSIS

**grab\_color\_image \[*--guid=/dev/video1394/x*\] \[filename.ppm\]**

## DESCRIPTION

Get one image using libdc1394 and store it as a portable pix map (ppm) image.

## OPTIONS

- **--guid**

  specifies camera to use. default is the first camera found in the system. **--help** print help message

## 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\>.