---
name: "lvs-stv"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "linuxvideostudio"
version: "0.1.7-1"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lvs-stv"
---

# lvs-stv(1)

a TV application

## NAME

Linux Video Studio TV - a TV application

## SYNOPSIS

stv \[-h\] \[-v\] \[-p num\] \[-t\] \[-d\] \[-c name\] \[-g WxH+X+Y\] \[-l device\] \[-m device\]

## DESCRIPTION

**Linux Video Studio TV** is a simple TV-app for linux, based on Gtk+ and the XFree Xv/v4l module. It works, that's all. It has no fancy special features, like video capturing. It just shows TV.

## OPTIONS

**Linux Video Studio TV** ('stv') accepts the following options:

- **-h**

  Prints a help/usage message and quits

- **-v**

  Prints version information and quits

- **-p num**

  Gives you the possibility to select a Video4Linux Xvideo port to be used. By default (if you omit this option or if you give 0 as an argument), Linux Video Studio will try to select one automatically. You can select another one with this option or in the Options window.

- **-l device**

  The Linux Infrared Remote Control device file (default: /dev/lircd)

- **-m device**

  The audio device to use for volume control

- **-t**

  Prints Video4Linux Xvideo ports information and quits.

- **-g WxH+X+Y**

  The preferred size of the video window (width x height), with the offset in pixels (X and Y) which define the top left position of where to place the window.

- **-d**

  Enables verbose/debugging mode.

- **-c name**

  The name (default: 'studio') is used to safe the configuration. By using multiple names, you can use multiple configurations all for one user. For example, if you have both a Buz and a DC10+, you could use '-c buz' for the Buz and '-c dc10' for the DC10+ card so that the two configurations will both be saved separately.

## CONTROL

You can control stv in three ways: with an infrared (LIRC-compatible) remote control, with the mouse or with your keyboard.

**Keyboard**\
  arrow down        - next channel\
  arrow up          - previous channel\
  arrows left/right - Volume control\
  q                 - quit\
  a                 - toggle audio\
  0-9               - choose a channel by number\
  enter/escape      - toggle fullscreen

**Mouse**\
  Wheel down        - next channel\
  Wheel up          - previous channel\
  Middle button     - toggle fullscreen\
  Left mouse button - control window

**Infrared Remote Control (LIRC)**\
  Can be manually configured in the options screen

## BUGS

Do we contain bugs? Yes, very likely. We just don't know which bugs yet, so that's for the user (you) to find out! If you've found bugs, please mail a bug report to the developers (see **CONTACTING**). Before sending bug reports saying nothing more than "it won't work", please try running in a terminal window with the -d (debug) option and attach the output to the bug report. Also, if it gives a segfault,  please run the core-file through gdb or run studio within gdb and attach  the output of gdb too, so that we know where it crashed.

## CONTACTING

If you have questions, remarks, problems or you just want to contact the developers, the main mailing list for Linux Video Studio is: *mjpeg-users@lists.sourceforge.net*

You may also want to reach the developers individually:\
   Ronald Bultje        \<*rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net*\>\
   Bernhard Praschinger \<*praschinger@netaway.at*\>

Also see our homepage at *http://ronald.bitfreak.net/*

## SEE ALSO

[**studio**(1)](/studio/1.md)