dvb-format-convert(1) User Commands dvb-format-convert(1) NAME dvb-format-convert - DVBv5 tool for file format conversions SYNOPSIS dvb-format-convert [OPTION]... input-file output-file DESCRIPTION dvb-format-convert is a tool meant to convert among different file formats. It is compliant with version 5 of the DVB API, being capable of represent- ing all properties on any standard supported by the Linux digital TV dri- vers. There are currently 3 different formats supported for input: * dvbv5 - the standard format at libdvbv5, capable of representing all dif- ferent TV standards; * channel - the dvb-apps legacy channel format, with supports only ATSC, DVB-C, DVB-S and DVB-T standards, extended to also support s2-scan format for DVB-S2 files, and to support DVB-T2. * zap - the dvb-apps legacy format for tuning, with supports only ATSC, DVB-C, DVB-S and DVB-T standards. There is one extra output format: * vdr - the format used by the vdr application. It supports all features found up on vdr version 2.1.6. Unfortunately, the dvb-apps legacy zap format doesn't store the DVB stan- dard, so, any conversions to and/or from this format requires an extra pa- rameter, to specify the delivery system. OPTIONS The following options are valid: -I, --input-format=format Format of the input file. Supported input formats: channel zap and dvbv5. -O, --output-format=format Format of the output file. Supported output formats: vdr, channel, zap and dvbv5. -s, --delsys=system Delivery system type. Needed if input or output format is ZAP. -?, --help Outputs the usage help. --usage Give a short usage message. -V, --version Print program version. EXAMPLES Converting a channel file from legacy dvb-apps format Reads a file at the dvb-apps channel file and writes it at dvbv5 format. $ dvb-format-convert -I channel -O dvbv5 dvbc-channel-legacy dvbc-channel Reading file dvbc-channel-legacy Writing file dvbc-channel Convert a dvbv5 file with programs on it to the legacy dvb-apps zap format Reads a file generated by dvbv5-scan on dvbv5 format and writes a new file at dvb-apps zap format. $ dvb-format-convert -I dvbv5 -O zap -s dvbc/annex_a dvb_channel.conf legacy.conf Reading file dvb_channel.conf Writing file legacy.conf WARNING: missing video PID while parsing entry 6 of legacy.conf WARNING: missing video PID while parsing entry 7 of legacy.conf WARNING: missing video PID while parsing entry 8 of legacy.conf WARNING: missing audio PID while parsing entry 8 of legacy.conf Please notice that the legacy dvb-apps format assumes that every channel will have one (and just one) audio PID and one (and just one) video PID, while the dvbv5 format supports multiple PID per service type. The above warnings happened on pure-audio channels and on data-only chan- nels: Original dvb_channel.conf file: [the] SERVICE_ID = 4 VIDEO_PID = 42 AUDIO_PID = 257 PID_f1 = 768 FREQUENCY = 573000000 MODULATION = QAM/256 INVERSION = AUTO SYMBOL_RATE = 5217000 INNER_FEC = NONE DELIVERY_SYSTEM = DVBC/ANNEX_A [quick] SERVICE_ID = 5 VIDEO_PID = 288 AUDIO_PID = 289 FREQUENCY = 573000000 MODULATION = QAM/256 INVERSION = AUTO SYMBOL_RATE = 5217000 INNER_FEC = NONE DELIVERY_SYSTEM = DVBC/ANNEX_A [brown] SERVICE_ID = 7 VIDEO_PID = 36 AUDIO_PID = 305 FREQUENCY = 573000000 MODULATION = QAM/256 INVERSION = AUTO SYMBOL_RATE = 5217000 INNER_FEC = NONE DELIVERY_SYSTEM = DVBC/ANNEX_A [fox] SERVICE_ID = 13 VIDEO_PID = 272 AUDIO_PID = 273 FREQUENCY = 573000000 MODULATION = QAM/256 INVERSION = AUTO SYMBOL_RATE = 5217000 INNER_FEC = NONE DELIVERY_SYSTEM = DVBC/ANNEX_A [jumps] SERVICE_ID = 18 VIDEO_PID = 368 AUDIO_PID = 369 FREQUENCY = 573000000 MODULATION = QAM/256 INVERSION = AUTO SYMBOL_RATE = 5217000 INNER_FEC = NONE DELIVERY_SYSTEM = DVBC/ANNEX_A [over] SERVICE_ID = 48 VIDEO_PID = 336 AUDIO_PID = 337 338 849 PID_86 = 816 FREQUENCY = 573000000 MODULATION = QAM/256 INVERSION = AUTO SYMBOL_RATE = 5217000 INNER_FEC = NONE DELIVERY_SYSTEM = DVBC/ANNEX_A [the] SERVICE_ID = 57 AUDIO_PID = 353 FREQUENCY = 573000000 MODULATION = QAM/256 INVERSION = AUTO SYMBOL_RATE = 5217000 INNER_FEC = NONE DELIVERY_SYSTEM = DVBC/ANNEX_A [lazy] SERVICE_ID = 104 AUDIO_PID = 321 FREQUENCY = 573000000 MODULATION = QAM/256 INVERSION = AUTO SYMBOL_RATE = 5217000 INNER_FEC = NONE DELIVERY_SYSTEM = DVBC/ANNEX_A [dog] SERVICE_ID = 252 PID_05 = 3047 3046 3045 3044 3042 FREQUENCY = 573000000 MODULATION = QAM/256 INVERSION = AUTO SYMBOL_RATE = 5217000 INNER_FEC = NONE DELIVERY_SYSTEM = DVBC/ANNEX_A So, for the channels with multiple PIDs, the converted legacy.conf file will have just the first one. For the channels without an audio or video PID, it will store PID=0. This is the output file for the above channel list. the:573000000:INVERSION_AUTO:5217000:FEC_NONE:QAM_256:42:257:4 quick:573000000:INVERSION_AUTO:5217000:FEC_NONE:QAM_256:288:289:5 brown:573000000:INVERSION_AUTO:5217000:FEC_NONE:QAM_256:36:305:7 fox:573000000:INVERSION_AUTO:5217000:FEC_NONE:QAM_256:272:273:13 jumps:573000000:INVERSION_AUTO:5217000:FEC_NONE:QAM_256:368:369:18 over:573000000:INVERSION_AUTO:5217000:FEC_NONE:QAM_256:336:337:48 the:573000000:INVERSION_AUTO:5217000:FEC_NONE:QAM_256:0:353:57 lazy:573000000:INVERSION_AUTO:5217000:FEC_NONE:QAM_256:0:321:104 dog:573000000:INVERSION_AUTO:5217000:FEC_NONE:QAM_256:0:0:252 BUGS Report bugs to Linux Media Mailing List <linux-media@vger.kernel.org> COPYRIGHT Copyright (c) 2011-2014 by Mauro Carvalho Chehab. License GPLv2: GNU GPL version 2 <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. DVBv5 Utils 1.23.0 Fri Oct 3 2014 dvb-format-convert(1)
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