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| author | Ronald S. Bultje <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net> | 2002-09-09 07:14:35 +0000 |
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| committer | Ronald S. Bultje <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net> | 2002-09-09 07:14:35 +0000 |
| commit | 9413402bc62412071704d4bf1e1f3b88242fdc6e (patch) | |
| tree | c146303857bec6ed2ce23963a9b705c4395af634 /sys/v4l2/README | |
| parent | 7d260c0d41d966ebc142c2de5c269f87dd8b7e3a (diff) | |
this adds video4linux2 source and element plugins. The division in v4l2* plugins is the same as for v4l1 - i.e. an el...
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this adds video4linux2 source and element plugins. The division in v4l2* plugins is the same as for v4l1 - i.e. an element, a src and a sink, but there won't be separate encoding plugins (like v4lmjpegsrc) - all functionality is (thanks to video4linux2) integrated in one plugin: v4l2src. v4l2sink is still to be done, that'll come later.
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diff --git a/sys/v4l2/README b/sys/v4l2/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f10c27c2 --- /dev/null +++ b/sys/v4l2/README @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +v4l2 plugins +============ + +The idea is a bit the same as the idea for the v4l1 plugins. We want +one generic v4l2element, and a few child objects (probably only two: +v4l2src and v4l2sink): + + /-------- v4l2src +v4l2element ---= + \-------- v4l2sink + +Both v4l2src and v4l2sink have a uncompressed and a compressed +recording-/playback-mode. Since this is all part of v4l2, the 'client' +of these elements, i.e. an applicaiton using v4l2src/v4l2sink, will +hardly notice this. All capsnego stuff is done inside, and the plugin +knows which formats are compressed and which are not. + +Please note that the v4l1 and the v4l2 plugins are *not* compatible +concerning properties. Naming has been kept the same where possible, +but in some cases, properties had to be removed or added to make +full use of v4l2. + +V4L2 API: http://thedirks.org/v4l2/. Kernel patches available from + http://bytesex.org/patches/. |