dvbgrab

Short:        V0.1, DBox Screen-Grabber for DVB2000
Author:       zerocom@aliendesign.net
Uploader:     zerocom aliendesign net
Type:         util/misc
Architecture: m68k-amigaos

INTRODUCTION
    This program transfers pictures from the dbox to amiga and
    shows it in a window. It uses a highly optimized routine
    to convert the YC picture data to RGB.

    Please let me know if I should further develop this program.

USAGE
    DEVICE/A,UNIT/A/N,PUBSCREEN/K,MODEID/N/K

    DEVICE - scsi device where the dbox is connected
    UNIT - unit of the dbox
    PUBSCREEN - a pubscreen name where the window should open,
                else a screen will be opened
    MODEID - screen mode id for the screen to open

    Menu:
     Grab Frame (Amiga G) - grab a new frame and display it
     Save Frame (Amiga W) - save the current frame as PPM picture
     Quit (Amiga Q) - quit the program

REQUIRMENTS
    AmigaOS 2.04 or higher
    MC68020 or higher
    CyberGraphX or compatible graphic system
    DBox or Nokia Media Master with DVB2000
    SCSI controller
    2MB of free RAM

HISTORY

  V0.1
    - first release

TODO
    - interpolation support
    - make this program work without cybergraphics
    - serial support (this will be slooowww)
    - save other picture formats

AUTHOR
    Stefan Sommerfeld
    EMAIL: zerocom@aliendesign.net
    WWW: www.aliendesign.net

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