vtest.1

.TH vtest 1 "https://github.com/amiaopensource/vrecord" "2020-02-10" "AMIA Open Source"
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.SH NAME
\fBvtest\fR - Test streams from computer out to monitor through Blackmagic card
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBvtest\fR [\fB-n\fR | \fB-p\fR | \fB-a\fR | \fB-l\fR | \fB-e\fR | \fB-f \fIfile\fR | \fB-h\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBvtest\fR will pipe test files and output from the computer out to your monitor, via a Blackmagic capture card. It is useful for testing equipment without having to play a test tape.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP 4
.B -n
pipe NTSC SMPTE bars + sine wave tone through output device
.TP
.B -p
pipe PAL SMPTE bars + sine wave tone through output device
.TP
.B -a
pipe audio test for left and right channels through output device
.TP
.B -l
pipe a local combination of video and audio test sources through output device (chooses the most recent combination stored in \fBvtest -e\fR)
.TP
.B -e
edit the local combination of video and audio sources
.TP
.B -f
play a test \fIfile\fR through output device (must be in format compatible with your Blackmagic device)
.TP
.B -h
display basic usage information
.SH LICENSE
\fBvtest\fR is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.