1 .. -*- coding: utf-8; mode: rst -*-
12 VIDIOC_CROPCAP - Information about the video cropping and scaling abilities
18 .. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, VIDIOC_CROPCAP, struct v4l2_cropcap *argp )
26 File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <func-open>`.
34 Applications use this function to query the cropping limits, the pixel
35 aspect of images and to calculate scale factors. They set the ``type``
36 field of a v4l2_cropcap structure to the respective buffer (stream)
37 type and call the :ref:`VIDIOC_CROPCAP` ioctl with a pointer to this
38 structure. Drivers fill the rest of the structure. The results are
39 constant except when switching the video standard. Remember this switch
40 can occur implicit when switching the video input or output.
42 Do not use the multiplanar buffer types. Use
43 ``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE`` instead of
44 ``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE_MPLANE`` and use
45 ``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT`` instead of
46 ``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_MPLANE``.
48 This ioctl must be implemented for video capture or output devices that
49 support cropping and/or scaling and/or have non-square pixels, and for
53 .. c:type:: v4l2_cropcap
55 .. tabularcolumns:: |p{4.4cm}|p{4.4cm}|p{8.7cm}|
57 .. flat-table:: struct v4l2_cropcap
64 - Type of the data stream, set by the application. Only these types
65 are valid here: ``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE``,
66 ``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT`` and
67 ``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OVERLAY``. See :c:type:`v4l2_buf_type`.
68 * - struct :ref:`v4l2_rect <v4l2-rect-crop>`
70 - Defines the window within capturing or output is possible, this
71 may exclude for example the horizontal and vertical blanking
72 areas. The cropping rectangle cannot exceed these limits. Width
73 and height are defined in pixels, the driver writer is free to
74 choose origin and units of the coordinate system in the analog
76 * - struct :ref:`v4l2_rect <v4l2-rect-crop>`
78 - Default cropping rectangle, it shall cover the "whole picture".
79 Assuming pixel aspect 1/1 this could be for example a 640 × 480
80 rectangle for NTSC, a 768 × 576 rectangle for PAL and SECAM
81 centered over the active picture area. The same co-ordinate system
82 as for ``bounds`` is used.
83 * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_fract`
85 - This is the pixel aspect (y / x) when no scaling is applied, the
86 ratio of the actual sampling frequency and the frequency required
89 When cropping coordinates refer to square pixels, the driver sets
90 ``pixelaspect`` to 1/1. Other common values are 54/59 for PAL and
91 SECAM, 11/10 for NTSC sampled according to [:ref:`itu601`].
97 .. tabularcolumns:: |p{4.4cm}|p{4.4cm}|p{8.7cm}|
99 .. flat-table:: struct v4l2_rect
106 - Horizontal offset of the top, left corner of the rectangle, in
110 - Vertical offset of the top, left corner of the rectangle, in
114 - Width of the rectangle, in pixels.
117 - Height of the rectangle, in pixels.
123 On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
124 appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
125 :ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.
128 The struct :c:type:`v4l2_cropcap` ``type`` is
132 Cropping is not supported for this input or output.