1 /* Simple Video4Linux image grabber. */
3 * Video4Linux Driver Test/Example Framegrabbing Program
6 * gcc -s -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes v4lgrab.c -o v4lgrab
10 * Copyright (C) 1998-05-03, Phil Blundell <philb@gnu.org>
11 * Copied from http://www.tazenda.demon.co.uk/phil/vgrabber.c
12 * with minor modifications (Dave Forrest, drf5n@virginia.edu).
17 #include <sys/types.h>
21 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
24 #include <linux/types.h>
25 #include <linux/videodev.h>
27 #define FILE "/dev/video0"
29 /* Stole this from tvset.c */
31 #define READ_VIDEO_PIXEL(buf, format, depth, r, g, b) \
35 case VIDEO_PALETTE_GREY: \
41 (r) = (g) = (b) = (*buf++ << 8);\
46 *((unsigned short *) buf); \
53 case VIDEO_PALETTE_RGB565: \
55 unsigned short tmp = *(unsigned short *)buf; \
57 (g) = (tmp<<5)&0xFC00; \
58 (b) = (tmp<<11)&0xF800; \
63 case VIDEO_PALETTE_RGB555: \
64 (r) = (buf[0]&0xF8)<<8; \
65 (g) = ((buf[0] << 5 | buf[1] >> 3)&0xF8)<<8; \
66 (b) = ((buf[1] << 2 ) & 0xF8)<<8; \
70 case VIDEO_PALETTE_RGB24: \
71 (r) = buf[0] << 8; (g) = buf[1] << 8; \
78 "Format %d not yet supported\n", \
83 int get_brightness_adj(unsigned char *image, long size, int *brightness) {
85 for (i=0;i<size*3;i++)
87 *brightness = (128 - tot/(size*3))/3;
88 return !((tot/(size*3)) >= 126 && (tot/(size*3)) <= 130);
91 int main(int argc, char ** argv)
93 int fd = open(FILE, O_RDONLY), f;
94 struct video_capability cap;
95 struct video_window win;
96 struct video_picture vpic;
98 unsigned char *buffer, *src;
99 int bpp = 24, r, g, b;
100 unsigned int i, src_depth;
107 if (ioctl(fd, VIDIOCGCAP, &cap) < 0) {
109 fprintf(stderr, "(" FILE " not a video4linux device?)\n");
114 if (ioctl(fd, VIDIOCGWIN, &win) < 0) {
115 perror("VIDIOCGWIN");
120 if (ioctl(fd, VIDIOCGPICT, &vpic) < 0) {
121 perror("VIDIOCGPICT");
126 if (cap.type & VID_TYPE_MONOCHROME) {
128 vpic.palette=VIDEO_PALETTE_GREY; /* 8bit grey */
129 if(ioctl(fd, VIDIOCSPICT, &vpic) < 0) {
131 if(ioctl(fd, VIDIOCSPICT, &vpic) < 0) {
133 if(ioctl(fd, VIDIOCSPICT, &vpic) < 0) {
134 fprintf(stderr, "Unable to find a supported capture format.\n");
142 vpic.palette=VIDEO_PALETTE_RGB24;
144 if(ioctl(fd, VIDIOCSPICT, &vpic) < 0) {
145 vpic.palette=VIDEO_PALETTE_RGB565;
148 if(ioctl(fd, VIDIOCSPICT, &vpic)==-1) {
149 vpic.palette=VIDEO_PALETTE_RGB555;
152 if(ioctl(fd, VIDIOCSPICT, &vpic)==-1) {
153 fprintf(stderr, "Unable to find a supported capture format.\n");
160 buffer = malloc(win.width * win.height * bpp);
162 fprintf(stderr, "Out of memory.\n");
168 read(fd, buffer, win.width * win.height * bpp);
169 f = get_brightness_adj(buffer, win.width * win.height, &newbright);
171 vpic.brightness += (newbright << 8);
172 if(ioctl(fd, VIDIOCSPICT, &vpic)==-1) {
173 perror("VIDIOSPICT");
179 fprintf(stdout, "P6\n%d %d 255\n", win.width, win.height);
183 for (i = 0; i < win.width * win.height; i++) {
184 READ_VIDEO_PIXEL(src, vpic.palette, src_depth, r, g, b);