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libv4l-1.24.1

libv4l userspace library

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Description

libv4l is a collection of libraries which adds a thin abstraction layer on top of video4linux2 devices. The purpose of this (thin) layer is to make it easy for application writers to support a wide variety of devices without having to write separate code for different devices in the same class.

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Ports path
multimedia/libv4l
Package architecture
amd64
Maintainer
The OpenBSD ports mailing-list <ports@openbsd.org>
Categories
multimedia
Available flavors
None listed

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