On 03/15/2010 05:40 AM, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> Hi Basil,
>
Hi Laurent!
> On Saturday 13 March 2010 02:55:47 Basil Mohamed Gohar wrote:
>
>> I originally posted this to the video4linux mailing list, but I've since
>> discovered that this is the appropriate place (or so I understand) for
>> video4linux questions. My question is how can I capture the raw JPEG
>> image stream (e.g., MJPEG) from my webcam, which reports through v4l2
>> that it is capable of. I am using the gst-launch cli to gstreamer,
>>
>> which confirms that my webcam has this capability:
>>
>>> image/jpeg, width=(int)640, height=(int)480, framerate=(fraction){
>>> 30/1, 25/1, 20/1, 15/1, 10/1, 5/1 }
>>>
>> And, indeed, I can capture using this capability, but the framerate is
>> not at the specified rate, but at a much lower value (half or less).
>> So, even if I specify 30fps, I get something less. I can capture the
>> full 30fps when I use one of the yuv modes, though, so it's clearly
>> capable of delivering that framerate.
>>
>> My webcam is a Logitech QuickCam Pro 5000. The lsusb output is:
>>
>>> 046d:08ce Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Pro 5000
>>>
>> An example command line I try is as follows:
>>
>>> gst-launch-0.10 v4l2src device=/dev/video0 ! 'image/jpeg, width=640,
>>> height=480, framerate=30/1' ! jpegdec ! xvimagesink
>>>
> Have you tried disabling auto-exposure ? The camera is allowed to reduce the
> frame rate in low-light conditions if auto-exposure is turned on.
>
>
Thanks for replying. I haven't actually tried this yet (I am currently
at work), but I do not think this is the issue, because when I choose
the YUV-style modes, I can capture at the full framerates. It's only
when I select the image/jpeg mode that I get the lower framerates,
despite explicitly requesting the higher ones.
I suppose it's not impossible that the camera is opting for different
behavior depending on the mode of the request, but I think that is not
likely the case. I do appreciate the suggestion, though, and I'll try
it when I get home.
Meanwhile, does anyone else have any other ideas?
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