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I would like to experiment with tvheadend but prior to investing in an actual capture card I was wondering if V4L supports a "generate" capture "card" that can just offer video stream of an image or pre-selected video file from the V4L device; a test pattern if you will. That way I can see if all the bits and pieces will work prior to investing an actual TV tuner card/USB device.

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You can use the Virtual Video Driver (VIVI) or the V4L Test Suite.

These create dummy devices that you can use to test your system.

Details are on the V4L page.

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  • Great info, I also found some other "loop back" projects such as this one but I'll start with the official test suite.
    – Friedrich 'Fred' Clausen
    Sep 22, 2014 at 2:42

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