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19 VIDIOC_CROPCAP - Information about the video cropping and scaling abilities
25 .. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, VIDIOC_CROPCAP, struct v4l2_cropcap *argp )
33 File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <func-open>`.
36 Pointer to struct :c:type:`v4l2_cropcap`.
42 Applications use this function to query the cropping limits, the pixel
43 aspect of images and to calculate scale factors. They set the ``type``
44 field of a v4l2_cropcap structure to the respective buffer (stream)
45 type and call the :ref:`VIDIOC_CROPCAP` ioctl with a pointer to this
46 structure. Drivers fill the rest of the structure. The results are
47 constant except when switching the video standard. Remember this switch
48 can occur implicit when switching the video input or output.
50 This ioctl must be implemented for video capture or output devices that
51 support cropping and/or scaling and/or have non-square pixels, and for
54 .. c:type:: v4l2_cropcap
56 .. tabularcolumns:: |p{4.4cm}|p{4.4cm}|p{8.7cm}|
58 .. flat-table:: struct v4l2_cropcap
65 - Type of the data stream, set by the application. Only these types
66 are valid here: ``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE``, ``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE_MPLANE``,
67 ``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT``, ``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_MPLANE`` and
68 ``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OVERLAY``. See :c:type:`v4l2_buf_type` and the note below.
69 * - struct :ref:`v4l2_rect <v4l2-rect-crop>`
71 - Defines the window within capturing or output is possible, this
72 may exclude for example the horizontal and vertical blanking
73 areas. The cropping rectangle cannot exceed these limits. Width
74 and height are defined in pixels, the driver writer is free to
75 choose origin and units of the coordinate system in the analog
77 * - struct :ref:`v4l2_rect <v4l2-rect-crop>`
79 - Default cropping rectangle, it shall cover the "whole picture".
80 Assuming pixel aspect 1/1 this could be for example a 640 × 480
81 rectangle for NTSC, a 768 × 576 rectangle for PAL and SECAM
82 centered over the active picture area. The same co-ordinate system
83 as for ``bounds`` is used.
84 * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_fract`
86 - This is the pixel aspect (y / x) when no scaling is applied, the
87 ratio of the actual sampling frequency and the frequency required
90 When cropping coordinates refer to square pixels, the driver sets
91 ``pixelaspect`` to 1/1. Other common values are 54/59 for PAL and
92 SECAM, 11/10 for NTSC sampled according to [:ref:`itu601`].
95 Unfortunately in the case of multiplanar buffer types
96 (``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE_MPLANE`` and ``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_MPLANE``)
97 this API was messed up with regards to how the :c:type:`v4l2_cropcap` ``type`` field
98 should be filled in. Some drivers only accepted the ``_MPLANE`` buffer type while
99 other drivers only accepted a non-multiplanar buffer type (i.e. without the
100 ``_MPLANE`` at the end).
102 Starting with kernel 4.13 both variations are allowed.
108 .. tabularcolumns:: |p{4.4cm}|p{4.4cm}|p{8.7cm}|
110 .. flat-table:: struct v4l2_rect
117 - Horizontal offset of the top, left corner of the rectangle, in
121 - Vertical offset of the top, left corner of the rectangle, in
125 - Width of the rectangle, in pixels.
128 - Height of the rectangle, in pixels.
134 On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
135 appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
136 :ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.
139 The struct :c:type:`v4l2_cropcap` ``type`` is
143 Cropping is not supported for this input or output.