Re: v4l2 input device/norm - auto?

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Ronald Bultje wrote:
>  Hi experts,
>  
>  continuing the never-stoppable work on a v4l2 driver (woohoo, I have
>  time), I was suddenly wondering whether the v4l2 spec allows 'automatic'
>  as norm and/or input. Since one can define his/her own norms/inputs,
>  it'd be easy as hell to set 'name' in v4l2_input to 'Automatic' and then
>  set type to -1 or so.

I'd prefare some way defined in videodev2.h to avoid drivers using
different ways to handle this.  Add a V4L2_COLOR_STD_AUTODETECT for use
with VIDIOC_S_STD or something like that.

>  Oh, and lastly, I'm still wondering about what the values in
>  v4l2_cropcap are supposed to mean. Is anyone using this in his/her
>  driver or am I the first?

I don't use that.

  Gerd

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