1 .. -*- coding: utf-8; mode: rst -*-
3 .. _VIDIOC_G_SELECTION:
5 ********************************************
6 ioctl VIDIOC_G_SELECTION, VIDIOC_S_SELECTION
7 ********************************************
12 VIDIOC_G_SELECTION - VIDIOC_S_SELECTION - Get or set one of the selection rectangles
18 .. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, VIDIOC_G_SELECTION, struct v4l2_selection *argp )
19 :name: VIDIOC_G_SELECTION
22 .. c:function:: int ioctl( int fd, VIDIOC_S_SELECTION, struct v4l2_selection *argp )
23 :name: VIDIOC_S_SELECTION
30 File descriptor returned by :ref:`open() <func-open>`.
33 VIDIOC_G_SELECTION, VIDIOC_S_SELECTION
41 The ioctls are used to query and configure selection rectangles.
43 To query the cropping (composing) rectangle set struct
44 :c:type:`v4l2_selection` ``type`` field to the
45 respective buffer type. Do not use the multiplanar buffer types. Use
46 ``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE`` instead of
47 ``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE_MPLANE`` and use
48 ``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT`` instead of
49 ``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_MPLANE``. The next step is setting the
50 value of struct :c:type:`v4l2_selection` ``target``
51 field to ``V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP`` (``V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE``). Please refer
52 to table :ref:`v4l2-selections-common` or :ref:`selection-api` for
53 additional targets. The ``flags`` and ``reserved`` fields of struct
54 :c:type:`v4l2_selection` are ignored and they must be
55 filled with zeros. The driver fills the rest of the structure or returns
56 EINVAL error code if incorrect buffer type or target was used. If
57 cropping (composing) is not supported then the active rectangle is not
58 mutable and it is always equal to the bounds rectangle. Finally, the
59 struct :c:type:`v4l2_rect` ``r`` rectangle is filled with
60 the current cropping (composing) coordinates. The coordinates are
61 expressed in driver-dependent units. The only exception are rectangles
62 for images in raw formats, whose coordinates are always expressed in
65 To change the cropping (composing) rectangle set the struct
66 :c:type:`v4l2_selection` ``type`` field to the
67 respective buffer type. Do not use multiplanar buffers. Use
68 ``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE`` instead of
69 ``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE_MPLANE``. Use
70 ``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT`` instead of
71 ``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_MPLANE``. The next step is setting the
72 value of struct :c:type:`v4l2_selection` ``target`` to
73 ``V4L2_SEL_TGT_CROP`` (``V4L2_SEL_TGT_COMPOSE``). Please refer to table
74 :ref:`v4l2-selections-common` or :ref:`selection-api` for additional
75 targets. The struct :c:type:`v4l2_rect` ``r`` rectangle need
76 to be set to the desired active area. Field struct
77 :c:type:`v4l2_selection` ``reserved`` is ignored and
78 must be filled with zeros. The driver may adjust coordinates of the
79 requested rectangle. An application may introduce constraints to control
80 rounding behaviour. The struct :c:type:`v4l2_selection`
81 ``flags`` field must be set to one of the following:
83 - ``0`` - The driver can adjust the rectangle size freely and shall
84 choose a crop/compose rectangle as close as possible to the requested
87 - ``V4L2_SEL_FLAG_GE`` - The driver is not allowed to shrink the
88 rectangle. The original rectangle must lay inside the adjusted one.
90 - ``V4L2_SEL_FLAG_LE`` - The driver is not allowed to enlarge the
91 rectangle. The adjusted rectangle must lay inside the original one.
93 - ``V4L2_SEL_FLAG_GE | V4L2_SEL_FLAG_LE`` - The driver must choose the
94 size exactly the same as in the requested rectangle.
96 Please refer to :ref:`sel-const-adjust`.
98 The driver may have to adjusts the requested dimensions against hardware
99 limits and other parts as the pipeline, i.e. the bounds given by the
100 capture/output window or TV display. The closest possible values of
101 horizontal and vertical offset and sizes are chosen according to
104 1. Satisfy constraints from struct
105 :c:type:`v4l2_selection` ``flags``.
107 2. Adjust width, height, left, and top to hardware limits and
110 3. Keep center of adjusted rectangle as close as possible to the
113 4. Keep width and height as close as possible to original ones.
115 5. Keep horizontal and vertical offset as close as possible to original
118 On success the struct :c:type:`v4l2_rect` ``r`` field
119 contains the adjusted rectangle. When the parameters are unsuitable the
120 application may modify the cropping (composing) or image parameters and
121 repeat the cycle until satisfactory parameters have been negotiated. If
122 constraints flags have to be violated at then ``ERANGE`` is returned. The
123 error indicates that *there exist no rectangle* that satisfies the
126 Selection targets and flags are documented in
127 :ref:`v4l2-selections-common`.
130 .. _sel-const-adjust:
132 .. figure:: vidioc-g-selection_files/constraints.*
133 :alt: constraints.png
136 Size adjustments with constraint flags.
138 Behaviour of rectangle adjustment for different constraint flags.
143 .. c:type:: v4l2_selection
145 .. tabularcolumns:: |p{4.4cm}|p{4.4cm}|p{8.7cm}|
147 .. flat-table:: struct v4l2_selection
154 - Type of the buffer (from enum
155 :c:type:`v4l2_buf_type`).
158 - Used to select between
159 :ref:`cropping and composing rectangles <v4l2-selections-common>`.
162 - Flags controlling the selection rectangle adjustments, refer to
163 :ref:`selection flags <v4l2-selection-flags>`.
164 * - struct :c:type:`v4l2_rect`
166 - The selection rectangle.
169 - Reserved fields for future use. Drivers and applications must zero
176 On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
177 appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
178 :ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.
181 Given buffer type ``type`` or the selection target ``target`` is not
182 supported, or the ``flags`` argument is not valid.
185 It is not possible to adjust struct :c:type:`v4l2_rect`
186 ``r`` rectangle to satisfy all constraints given in the ``flags``
190 Selection is not supported for this input or output.
193 It is not possible to apply change of the selection rectangle at the
194 moment. Usually because streaming is in progress.