---
name: "kino2raw"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "kino"
version: "1.3.4+dfsg0-1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kino2raw"
---

# kino2raw(1)

output a Kino SMIL as raw DV to stdout

## NAME

kino2raw - output a Kino SMIL as raw DV to stdout

## SYNOPSIS

**kino2raw *smil-file*** \[ ( aspect \| normalisation ) \]

## DESCRIPTION

**kino2raw** reads a *smil-file* created by **kino** and the video files it references and outputs the presentation as raw DV to stdout suitable for a pipe.

## OPTIONS

**kino2raw** optionally accepts a metadata option that outputs the meta value as text on stdout instead of the raw DV. It only outputs raw DV in the absence of a metadata option. There are currently two metadata options:

- **aspect**

  returns the display aspect ratio of the movie based upon the first frame as either "4:3" or "16:9"

- **normalisation**

  returns the video standard of the movie based upon the the first frame as either "ntsc" or "pal"

## SEE ALSO

**kino (1)**

## AUTHORS

**kino2raw** was written by Dan Dennedy \<dan@dennedy.org\>