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Channel Version Published

v4l2 tools to read, convert & write

  • v4l2copy :

read from a V4L2 capture device and write to a V4L2 output device

  • v4l2compress :

read YUYV from a V4L2 capture device, compress in VP8/VP9/H264/HEVC format using libvpx and write to a V4L2 output device

  • v4l2dump :

read from a V4L2 capture device and print to output frame information (work with H264 & HEVC)

  • v4l2source_yuv :

generate YUYV frames and write to a V4L2 output device

Details for v4l2tools

License
  • unset

Last updated
  • 10 March 2024 - latest/stable
  • 10 March 2024 - latest/stable

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Where people are using v4l2tools

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Ubuntu 22.04
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