Re: how to improve the capture speed from V4L

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--- Michel Bardiaux <mbardiaux@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> James REGIS wrote:
> > hi,I am make program to capture from v4l device,
> when I use 640x480, it 
> > can't do 12.5 frame per second,this speed is
> common, with 320x240, it 
> > also do 12.5 fps,it's too slow, why? I compare
> with the fbtv in console 
> > mode, 640x480 it can do 12.5 fps, the same as
> mine, but with resolution 
> > 320x240,it can do 24~25 fps, the source code of
> fbtv is fairly complex 
> > and now I have no much time to read it. can anyone
> give me a sugguest to 
> > improve the capture speed! I attache my code for
> ref .thanks!
> 
> Many cards are slower as soon as you dont use the
> standard size 704x576 
> and/or the preferred pixel format (usually YUV420P)
> I have no problems 
> grabbing 25fps at this size and format *provided*
> the code uses the 
> multi-buffer, interleaved capture as described in
> the "Programming-FAQ" 
> that comes with the xawtv distro. *Then* I do the
> scaling, cropping, etc 
> by software.

Im interested to know what tools you use for capture,
and what format you capture in. I'm after a good way
to capture useing a lossless codec for later
processing.

Steve

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