Commands Reference, Volume 4

ntsc Command

Purpose

Enables or disables NTSC (National Television Standards Committee) video output of the G10 Graphics with Motion Video Adapter.

Syntax

ntsc [ -v ] [ on | off ]

Description

The ntsc command enables or disables the NTSC video output of the G10 Graphics with Motion Video Adapter. When the NTSC video output is enabled, the same image displayed on LCD and/or CRT is displayed on NTSC video output. While video capture or playback application is running, the ntsc command can not enable NTSC video output. If on or off parameter is not specified, the ntsc command usage is displayed.

Flags

-v	Displays the result of the action taken.

Parameters

on	Enables NTSC video output, if a video capture or playback application is not running.
off	Disables NTSC video output.

Security

Access Control: Any User

Auditing Events: N/A

Examples

To enable NTSC video output, enter:
```
ntsc on
```
To disable NTSC video output with result message, enter:
```
ntsc -v off
```
Something similar to the following displays:
```
ntsc off succeeded
```

Files

/usr/bin/ntsc

Contains the ntsc command.