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462306a36Sopenharmony_ciIntroduction
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762306a36Sopenharmony_ciThe media subsystem consists on Linux support for several different types
862306a36Sopenharmony_ciof devices:
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1062306a36Sopenharmony_ci- Audio and video grabbers;
1162306a36Sopenharmony_ci- PC and Laptop Cameras;
1262306a36Sopenharmony_ci- Complex cameras found on Embedded hardware;
1362306a36Sopenharmony_ci- Analog and digital TV;
1462306a36Sopenharmony_ci- HDMI Customer Electronics Control (CEC);
1562306a36Sopenharmony_ci- Multi-touch input devices;
1662306a36Sopenharmony_ci- Remote Controllers;
1762306a36Sopenharmony_ci- Media encoders and decoders.
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1962306a36Sopenharmony_ciDue to the diversity of devices, the subsystem provides several different
2062306a36Sopenharmony_ciAPIs:
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2262306a36Sopenharmony_ci- Remote Controller API;
2362306a36Sopenharmony_ci- HDMI CEC API;
2462306a36Sopenharmony_ci- Video4Linux API;
2562306a36Sopenharmony_ci- Media controller API;
2662306a36Sopenharmony_ci- Video4Linux Request API (experimental);
2762306a36Sopenharmony_ci- Digital TV API (also known as DVB API).
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