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4*4882a593SmuzhiyunIntroduction
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7*4882a593SmuzhiyunThe media subsystem consists on Linux support for several different types
8*4882a593Smuzhiyunof devices:
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10*4882a593Smuzhiyun- Audio and video grabbers;
11*4882a593Smuzhiyun- PC and Laptop Cameras;
12*4882a593Smuzhiyun- Complex cameras found on Embedded hardware;
13*4882a593Smuzhiyun- Analog and digital TV;
14*4882a593Smuzhiyun- HDMI Customer Electronics Control (CEC);
15*4882a593Smuzhiyun- Multi-touch input devices;
16*4882a593Smuzhiyun- Remote Controllers;
17*4882a593Smuzhiyun- Media encoders and decoders.
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19*4882a593SmuzhiyunDue to the diversity of devices, the subsystem provides several different
20*4882a593SmuzhiyunAPIs:
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22*4882a593Smuzhiyun- Remote Controller API;
23*4882a593Smuzhiyun- HDMI CEC API;
24*4882a593Smuzhiyun- Video4Linux API;
25*4882a593Smuzhiyun- Media controller API;
26*4882a593Smuzhiyun- Video4Linux Request API (experimental);
27*4882a593Smuzhiyun- Digital TV API (also known as DVB API).
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