.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later

.. _VIDEO_SLOWMOTION:

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VIDEO_SLOWMOTION
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Name
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VIDEO_SLOWMOTION

.. attention:: This ioctl is deprecated.

Synopsis
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.. c:function:: int ioctl(fd, VIDEO_SLOWMOTION, int nFrames)
    :name: VIDEO_SLOWMOTION


Arguments
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       -  int fd

       -  File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().

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       -  int request

       -  Equals VIDEO_SLOWMOTION for this command.

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       -  int nFrames

       -  The number of times to repeat each frame.


Description
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This ioctl call asks the video device to repeat decoding frames N number
of times. This call can only be used if VIDEO_SOURCE_MEMORY is
selected.


Return Value
------------

On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
:ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.


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       -  ``EPERM``

       -  Mode VIDEO_SOURCE_MEMORY not selected.