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diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/crop.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/crop.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..3fe185e25 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/media/v4l/crop.rst @@ -0,0 +1,317 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later + +.. _crop: + +***************************************************** +Image Cropping, Insertion and Scaling -- the CROP API +***************************************************** + +.. note:: + + The CROP API is mostly superseded by the newer :ref:`SELECTION API + <selection-api>`. The new API should be preferred in most cases, + with the exception of pixel aspect ratio detection, which is + implemented by :ref:`VIDIOC_CROPCAP <VIDIOC_CROPCAP>` and has no + equivalent in the SELECTION API. See :ref:`selection-vs-crop` for a + comparison of the two APIs. + +Some video capture devices can sample a subsection of the picture and +shrink or enlarge it to an image of arbitrary size. We call these +abilities cropping and scaling. Some video output devices can scale an +image up or down and insert it at an arbitrary scan line and horizontal +offset into a video signal. + +Applications can use the following API to select an area in the video +signal, query the default area and the hardware limits. + +.. note:: + + Despite their name, the :ref:`VIDIOC_CROPCAP <VIDIOC_CROPCAP>`, + :ref:`VIDIOC_G_CROP <VIDIOC_G_CROP>` and :ref:`VIDIOC_S_CROP + <VIDIOC_G_CROP>` ioctls apply to input as well as output devices. + +Scaling requires a source and a target. On a video capture or overlay +device the source is the video signal, and the cropping ioctls determine +the area actually sampled. The target are images read by the application +or overlaid onto the graphics screen. Their size (and position for an +overlay) is negotiated with the :ref:`VIDIOC_G_FMT <VIDIOC_G_FMT>` +and :ref:`VIDIOC_S_FMT <VIDIOC_G_FMT>` ioctls. + +On a video output device the source are the images passed in by the +application, and their size is again negotiated with the +:ref:`VIDIOC_G_FMT <VIDIOC_G_FMT>` and :ref:`VIDIOC_S_FMT <VIDIOC_G_FMT>` +ioctls, or may be encoded in a compressed video stream. The target is +the video signal, and the cropping ioctls determine the area where the +images are inserted. + +Source and target rectangles are defined even if the device does not +support scaling or the :ref:`VIDIOC_G_CROP <VIDIOC_G_CROP>` and +:ref:`VIDIOC_S_CROP <VIDIOC_G_CROP>` ioctls. Their size (and position +where applicable) will be fixed in this case. + +.. note:: + + All capture and output devices that support the CROP or SELECTION + API will also support the :ref:`VIDIOC_CROPCAP <VIDIOC_CROPCAP>` + ioctl. + +Cropping Structures +=================== + + +.. _crop-scale: + +.. kernel-figure:: crop.svg + :alt: crop.svg + :align: center + + Image Cropping, Insertion and Scaling + + The cropping, insertion and scaling process + + + +For capture devices the coordinates of the top left corner, width and +height of the area which can be sampled is given by the ``bounds`` +substructure of the struct :c:type:`v4l2_cropcap` returned +by the :ref:`VIDIOC_CROPCAP <VIDIOC_CROPCAP>` ioctl. To support a wide +range of hardware this specification does not define an origin or units. +However by convention drivers should horizontally count unscaled samples +relative to 0H (the leading edge of the horizontal sync pulse, see +:ref:`vbi-hsync`). Vertically ITU-R line numbers of the first field +(see ITU R-525 line numbering for :ref:`525 lines <vbi-525>` and for +:ref:`625 lines <vbi-625>`), multiplied by two if the driver +can capture both fields. + +The top left corner, width and height of the source rectangle, that is +the area actually sampled, is given by struct +:c:type:`v4l2_crop` using the same coordinate system as +struct :c:type:`v4l2_cropcap`. Applications can use the +:ref:`VIDIOC_G_CROP <VIDIOC_G_CROP>` and :ref:`VIDIOC_S_CROP <VIDIOC_G_CROP>` +ioctls to get and set this rectangle. It must lie completely within the +capture boundaries and the driver may further adjust the requested size +and/or position according to hardware limitations. + +Each capture device has a default source rectangle, given by the +``defrect`` substructure of struct +:c:type:`v4l2_cropcap`. The center of this rectangle +shall align with the center of the active picture area of the video +signal, and cover what the driver writer considers the complete picture. +Drivers shall reset the source rectangle to the default when the driver +is first loaded, but not later. + +For output devices these structures and ioctls are used accordingly, +defining the *target* rectangle where the images will be inserted into +the video signal. + + +Scaling Adjustments +=================== + +Video hardware can have various cropping, insertion and scaling +limitations. It may only scale up or down, support only discrete scaling +factors, or have different scaling abilities in horizontal and vertical +direction. Also it may not support scaling at all. At the same time the +struct :c:type:`v4l2_crop` rectangle may have to be aligned, +and both the source and target rectangles may have arbitrary upper and +lower size limits. In particular the maximum ``width`` and ``height`` in +struct :c:type:`v4l2_crop` may be smaller than the struct +:c:type:`v4l2_cropcap`. ``bounds`` area. Therefore, as +usual, drivers are expected to adjust the requested parameters and +return the actual values selected. + +Applications can change the source or the target rectangle first, as +they may prefer a particular image size or a certain area in the video +signal. If the driver has to adjust both to satisfy hardware +limitations, the last requested rectangle shall take priority, and the +driver should preferably adjust the opposite one. The +:ref:`VIDIOC_TRY_FMT <VIDIOC_G_FMT>` ioctl however shall not change +the driver state and therefore only adjust the requested rectangle. + +Suppose scaling on a video capture device is restricted to a factor 1:1 +or 2:1 in either direction and the target image size must be a multiple +of 16 × 16 pixels. The source cropping rectangle is set to defaults, +which are also the upper limit in this example, of 640 × 400 pixels at +offset 0, 0. An application requests an image size of 300 × 225 pixels, +assuming video will be scaled down from the "full picture" accordingly. +The driver sets the image size to the closest possible values 304 × 224, +then chooses the cropping rectangle closest to the requested size, that +is 608 × 224 (224 × 2:1 would exceed the limit 400). The offset 0, 0 is +still valid, thus unmodified. Given the default cropping rectangle +reported by :ref:`VIDIOC_CROPCAP <VIDIOC_CROPCAP>` the application can +easily propose another offset to center the cropping rectangle. + +Now the application may insist on covering an area using a picture +aspect ratio closer to the original request, so it asks for a cropping +rectangle of 608 × 456 pixels. The present scaling factors limit +cropping to 640 × 384, so the driver returns the cropping size 608 × 384 +and adjusts the image size to closest possible 304 × 192. + + +Examples +======== + +Source and target rectangles shall remain unchanged across closing and +reopening a device, such that piping data into or out of a device will +work without special preparations. More advanced applications should +ensure the parameters are suitable before starting I/O. + +.. note:: + + On the next two examples, a video capture device is assumed; + change ``V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE`` for other types of device. + +Example: Resetting the cropping parameters +========================================== + +.. code-block:: c + + struct v4l2_cropcap cropcap; + struct v4l2_crop crop; + + memset (&cropcap, 0, sizeof (cropcap)); + cropcap.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE; + + if (-1 == ioctl (fd, VIDIOC_CROPCAP, &cropcap)) { + perror ("VIDIOC_CROPCAP"); + exit (EXIT_FAILURE); + } + + memset (&crop, 0, sizeof (crop)); + crop.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE; + crop.c = cropcap.defrect; + + /* Ignore if cropping is not supported (EINVAL). */ + + if (-1 == ioctl (fd, VIDIOC_S_CROP, &crop) + && errno != EINVAL) { + perror ("VIDIOC_S_CROP"); + exit (EXIT_FAILURE); + } + + +Example: Simple downscaling +=========================== + +.. code-block:: c + + struct v4l2_cropcap cropcap; + struct v4l2_format format; + + reset_cropping_parameters (); + + /* Scale down to 1/4 size of full picture. */ + + memset (&format, 0, sizeof (format)); /* defaults */ + + format.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE; + + format.fmt.pix.width = cropcap.defrect.width >> 1; + format.fmt.pix.height = cropcap.defrect.height >> 1; + format.fmt.pix.pixelformat = V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUYV; + + if (-1 == ioctl (fd, VIDIOC_S_FMT, &format)) { + perror ("VIDIOC_S_FORMAT"); + exit (EXIT_FAILURE); + } + + /* We could check the actual image size now, the actual scaling factor + or if the driver can scale at all. */ + +Example: Selecting an output area +================================= + +.. note:: This example assumes an output device. + +.. code-block:: c + + struct v4l2_cropcap cropcap; + struct v4l2_crop crop; + + memset (&cropcap, 0, sizeof (cropcap)); + cropcap.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT; + + if (-1 == ioctl (fd, VIDIOC_CROPCAP;, &cropcap)) { + perror ("VIDIOC_CROPCAP"); + exit (EXIT_FAILURE); + } + + memset (&crop, 0, sizeof (crop)); + + crop.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT; + crop.c = cropcap.defrect; + + /* Scale the width and height to 50 % of their original size + and center the output. */ + + crop.c.width /= 2; + crop.c.height /= 2; + crop.c.left += crop.c.width / 2; + crop.c.top += crop.c.height / 2; + + /* Ignore if cropping is not supported (EINVAL). */ + + if (-1 == ioctl (fd, VIDIOC_S_CROP, &crop) + && errno != EINVAL) { + perror ("VIDIOC_S_CROP"); + exit (EXIT_FAILURE); + } + +Example: Current scaling factor and pixel aspect +================================================ + +.. note:: This example assumes a video capture device. + +.. code-block:: c + + struct v4l2_cropcap cropcap; + struct v4l2_crop crop; + struct v4l2_format format; + double hscale, vscale; + double aspect; + int dwidth, dheight; + + memset (&cropcap, 0, sizeof (cropcap)); + cropcap.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE; + + if (-1 == ioctl (fd, VIDIOC_CROPCAP, &cropcap)) { + perror ("VIDIOC_CROPCAP"); + exit (EXIT_FAILURE); + } + + memset (&crop, 0, sizeof (crop)); + crop.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE; + + if (-1 == ioctl (fd, VIDIOC_G_CROP, &crop)) { + if (errno != EINVAL) { + perror ("VIDIOC_G_CROP"); + exit (EXIT_FAILURE); + } + + /* Cropping not supported. */ + crop.c = cropcap.defrect; + } + + memset (&format, 0, sizeof (format)); + format.fmt.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE; + + if (-1 == ioctl (fd, VIDIOC_G_FMT, &format)) { + perror ("VIDIOC_G_FMT"); + exit (EXIT_FAILURE); + } + + /* The scaling applied by the driver. */ + + hscale = format.fmt.pix.width / (double) crop.c.width; + vscale = format.fmt.pix.height / (double) crop.c.height; + + aspect = cropcap.pixelaspect.numerator / + (double) cropcap.pixelaspect.denominator; + aspect = aspect * hscale / vscale; + + /* Devices following ITU-R BT.601 do not capture + square pixels. For playback on a computer monitor + we should scale the images to this size. */ + + dwidth = format.fmt.pix.width / aspect; + dheight = format.fmt.pix.height; |