1 .. -*- coding: utf-8; mode: rst -*-
12 VIDIOC_CROPCAP - Information about the video cropping and scaling abilities
18 .. cpp:function:: int ioctl( int fd, int request, struct v4l2_cropcap *argp )
25 File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <func-open>`.
36 Applications use this function to query the cropping limits, the pixel
37 aspect of images and to calculate scale factors. They set the ``type``
38 field of a v4l2_cropcap structure to the respective buffer (stream)
39 type and call the :ref:`VIDIOC_CROPCAP` ioctl with a pointer to this
40 structure. Drivers fill the rest of the structure. The results are
41 constant except when switching the video standard. Remember this switch
42 can occur implicit when switching the video input or output.
44 Do not use the multiplanar buffer types. Use
45 ``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE`` instead of
46 ``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE_MPLANE`` and use
47 ``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT`` instead of
48 ``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_MPLANE``.
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
57 .. flat-table:: struct v4l2_cropcap
69 - Type of the data stream, set by the application. Only these types
70 are valid here: ``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE``,
71 ``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT`` and
72 ``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OVERLAY``. See :ref:`v4l2-buf-type`.
76 - struct :ref:`v4l2_rect <v4l2-rect-crop>`
80 - Defines the window within capturing or output is possible, this
81 may exclude for example the horizontal and vertical blanking
82 areas. The cropping rectangle cannot exceed these limits. Width
83 and height are defined in pixels, the driver writer is free to
84 choose origin and units of the coordinate system in the analog
89 - struct :ref:`v4l2_rect <v4l2-rect-crop>`
93 - Default cropping rectangle, it shall cover the "whole picture".
94 Assuming pixel aspect 1/1 this could be for example a 640 × 480
95 rectangle for NTSC, a 768 × 576 rectangle for PAL and SECAM
96 centered over the active picture area. The same co-ordinate system
97 as for ``bounds`` is used.
101 - struct :ref:`v4l2_fract <v4l2-fract>`
105 - This is the pixel aspect (y / x) when no scaling is applied, the
106 ratio of the actual sampling frequency and the frequency required
107 to get square pixels.
109 When cropping coordinates refer to square pixels, the driver sets
110 ``pixelaspect`` to 1/1. Other common values are 54/59 for PAL and
111 SECAM, 11/10 for NTSC sampled according to [:ref:`itu601`].
117 .. flat-table:: struct v4l2_rect
129 - Horizontal offset of the top, left corner of the rectangle, in
138 - Vertical offset of the top, left corner of the rectangle, in
147 - Width of the rectangle, in pixels.
155 - Height of the rectangle, in pixels.
161 On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
162 appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
163 :ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.
166 The struct :ref:`v4l2_cropcap <v4l2-cropcap>` ``type`` is