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.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
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Introduction
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The media subsystem consists on Linux support for several different types
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of devices:
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- Audio and video grabbers;
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- PC and Laptop Cameras;
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- Complex cameras found on Embedded hardware;
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- Analog and digital TV;
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- HDMI Customer Electronics Control (CEC);
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- Multi-touch input devices;
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- Remote Controllers;
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- Media encoders and decoders.
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Due to the diversity of devices, the subsystem provides several different
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APIs:
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- Remote Controller API;
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- HDMI CEC API;
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- Video4Linux API;
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- Media controller API;
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- Video4Linux Request API (experimental);
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- Digital TV API (also known as DVB API).
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