Re: vivid - add support for YUV420

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On 01/11/2016 04:55 PM, Ran Shalit wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 1:58 PM, Ran Shalit <ranshalit@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 1:33 PM, Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> On 01/09/2016 10:58 AM, Ran Shalit wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I've been doing some tests with capturing video from virtual driver (vivid).
>>>> I've tried to force it to YUV420, but it ignores that, becuase it does
>>>> not support this format.
>>>
>>> Yes, it does. What kernel are you using? Something old? Support for 4:2:0 was
>>> added to vivid in March 2015.
>>>
>>>> I would please like to ask if there is some way I can output YUV420
>>>> format with vivi.
>>>
>>> Upgrade your kernel :-)
>>
>> Right.
>> The kernel in Cent0S 7.2 (last release) is 3.10.0.
>> I am not sure I can update CentOS with kernel.org last release because
>> of probably many dependencies ( Is it possible ?)
>> Anyway, vivid , is life saving tool for newcomers. Absolutely.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Ran
>>
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Do you think it worth trying to upgrade vivid package only from 3.10
> (vivi) to 3.18 (vivid),
> or is it too complex to try and depend on many other files ?
> 
> Thanks,
> Ran
> 

A quick google gave me this:

http://linoxide.com/linux-how-to/upgrade-linux-kernel-stable-3-18-4-centos/

Most distros can be upgraded to newer kernels if you look around a bit.

Regards,

	Hans
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