vtest.1

.TH vtest 1 "https://github.com/amiaopensource/vrecord" "2018\-06\-07" "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 \fIoptionaltestfile\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
.BR \-n
pipe NTSC SMPTE bars + sine wave tone through output device
.TP
.BR \-p
pipe PAL SMPTE bars + sine wave tone through output device
.TP
.BR \-a
pipe audio test for left and right channels through output device
.TP
.BR \-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
.BR \-e
edit the local combination of video and audio sources
.TP
.BR \-f
play \fIoptionaltestfile\fR through output device (must be in format compatible with your BlackMagic device)
.TP
.BR \-h
display basic usage information
.SH LICENSE
\fBvtest\fR is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.