---
name: "xsv"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "vstream"
version: "0.4.5-3"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xsv"
---

# xsv(1)

viewer for displaying captured streams real-time under X

## NAME

xsv - viewer for displaying captured streams real-time under X

## SYNOPSIS

**xsv** \[*options*\] *parameter-file*

## DESCRIPTION

Vstream is a collection of utilities for capturing reasonably high quality video from a v4l device (specifically configured for bttv).  A simultaneous audio track is also captured.

This utility - **xsv** - is a a viewer for displaying captured streams real-time under X windows.

## OPTIONS

xsv \[-double\] \[-raw\] \<audio stream\> \<video stream 1\> \[\<video stream 2\> ...\]

- **-double**

  display images twice normal size.

- **-raw**

  The audio stream is "raw" ie. processed by "audioconv"/"audioclip" to remove frame marks. Remaining parameters the same as "stream".

## BUGS

Sometimes this bombs out the first time - just run it again - it (almost) always runs the second time! (see BUGS in the README file)

## SEE ALSO

[**audioclip**(1)](/audioclip/1.md), [**audioconv**(1)](/audioconv/1.md), [**str2ppm**(1)](/str2ppm/1.md), [**stream**(1)](/stream/1.md), [**ppm2str**(1)](/ppm2str/1.md), [**xfv**(1)](/xfv/1.md).

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Lenart Janos \<ocsi@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU system (but may be used by others).