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