1 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 1 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
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3 ============ 3 ============
4 Introduction 4 Introduction
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7 The media subsystem consists on Linux support 7 The media subsystem consists on Linux support for several different types
8 of devices: 8 of devices:
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10 - Audio and video grabbers; 10 - Audio and video grabbers;
11 - PC and Laptop Cameras; 11 - PC and Laptop Cameras;
12 - Complex cameras found on Embedded hardware; 12 - Complex cameras found on Embedded hardware;
13 - Analog and digital TV; 13 - Analog and digital TV;
14 - HDMI Customer Electronics Control (CEC); 14 - HDMI Customer Electronics Control (CEC);
15 - Multi-touch input devices; 15 - Multi-touch input devices;
16 - Remote Controllers; 16 - Remote Controllers;
17 - Media encoders and decoders. 17 - Media encoders and decoders.
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19 Due to the diversity of devices, the subsystem 19 Due to the diversity of devices, the subsystem provides several different
20 APIs: 20 APIs:
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22 - Remote Controller API; 22 - Remote Controller API;
23 - HDMI CEC API; 23 - HDMI CEC API;
24 - Video4Linux API; 24 - Video4Linux API;
25 - Media controller API; 25 - Media controller API;
26 - Video4Linux Request API (experimental); 26 - Video4Linux Request API (experimental);
27 - Digital TV API (also known as DVB API). 27 - Digital TV API (also known as DVB API).
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