Selecting Video Input

Ian Davidson id012c3076 at blueyonder.co.uk
Tue Dec 11 04:55:22 PST 2012


Actually, not 100% success.

I reboot the computer and repeated the test and I think that this time, 
it picked up the 'Television' input again, not the Composite1.

I have listed the output from gst-inspect-1.0 below.  I do not see 
anything which relates to the input selection.

[ian at localhost ~]$ gst-inspect-1.0 v4l2src
Factory Details:
   Rank:        primary (256)
   Long-name:        Video (video4linux2) Source
   Klass:        Source/Video
   Description:        Reads frames from a Video4Linux2 device
   Author:        Edgard Lima <edgard.lima at indt.org.br>, Stefan Kost 
<ensonic at users.sf.net>

Plugin Details:
   Name:            video4linux2
   Description:        elements for Video 4 Linux
   Filename: /usr/lib64/gstreamer-1.0/libgstvideo4linux2.so
   Version:        1.0.3
   License:        LGPL
   Source module:    gst-plugins-good
   Source release date:    2012-11-21
   Binary package:    Fedora GStreamer-plugins-good package
   Origin URL:        http://download.fedoraproject.org

GObject
  +----GInitiallyUnowned
        +----GstObject
              +----GstElement
                    +----GstBaseSrc
                          +----GstPushSrc
                                +----GstV4l2Src

Implemented Interfaces:
   GstURIHandler
   GstTuner
   GstColorBalance
   GstVideoOrientation

Pad Templates:
   SRC template: 'src'
     Availability: Always
     Capabilities:
       video/x-raw
                  format: RGB15
                   width: [ 1, 32768 ]
                  height: [ 1, 32768 ]
               framerate: [ 0/1, 100/1 ]
       video/x-raw
                  format: RGB16
                   width: [ 1, 32768 ]
                  height: [ 1, 32768 ]
               framerate: [ 0/1, 100/1 ]
       video/x-raw
                  format: BGR
                   width: [ 1, 32768 ]
                  height: [ 1, 32768 ]
               framerate: [ 0/1, 100/1 ]
       video/x-raw
                  format: RGB
                   width: [ 1, 32768 ]
                  height: [ 1, 32768 ]
               framerate: [ 0/1, 100/1 ]
       video/x-raw
                  format: BGRx
                   width: [ 1, 32768 ]
                  height: [ 1, 32768 ]
               framerate: [ 0/1, 100/1 ]
       video/x-raw
                  format: RGBx
                   width: [ 1, 32768 ]
                  height: [ 1, 32768 ]
               framerate: [ 0/1, 100/1 ]
       video/x-raw
                  format: GRAY8
                   width: [ 1, 32768 ]
                  height: [ 1, 32768 ]
               framerate: [ 0/1, 100/1 ]
       video/x-raw
                  format: YVU9
                   width: [ 1, 32768 ]
                  height: [ 1, 32768 ]
               framerate: [ 0/1, 100/1 ]
       video/x-raw
                  format: YV12
                   width: [ 1, 32768 ]
                  height: [ 1, 32768 ]
               framerate: [ 0/1, 100/1 ]
       video/x-raw
                  format: YUY2
                   width: [ 1, 32768 ]
                  height: [ 1, 32768 ]
               framerate: [ 0/1, 100/1 ]
       video/x-raw
                  format: UYVY
                   width: [ 1, 32768 ]
                  height: [ 1, 32768 ]
               framerate: [ 0/1, 100/1 ]
       video/x-raw
                  format: Y42B
                   width: [ 1, 32768 ]
                  height: [ 1, 32768 ]
               framerate: [ 0/1, 100/1 ]
       video/x-raw
                  format: Y41B
                   width: [ 1, 32768 ]
                  height: [ 1, 32768 ]
               framerate: [ 0/1, 100/1 ]
       video/x-raw
                  format: NV12
                   width: [ 1, 32768 ]
                  height: [ 1, 32768 ]
               framerate: [ 0/1, 100/1 ]
       video/x-raw
                  format: NV21
                   width: [ 1, 32768 ]
                  height: [ 1, 32768 ]
               framerate: [ 0/1, 100/1 ]
       video/x-raw
                  format: YUV9
                   width: [ 1, 32768 ]
                  height: [ 1, 32768 ]
               framerate: [ 0/1, 100/1 ]
       video/x-raw
                  format: I420
                   width: [ 1, 32768 ]
                  height: [ 1, 32768 ]
               framerate: [ 0/1, 100/1 ]
       video/x-bayer
                   width: [ 1, 32768 ]
                  height: [ 1, 32768 ]
               framerate: [ 0/1, 100/1 ]
       image/jpeg
                   width: [ 1, 32768 ]
                  height: [ 1, 32768 ]
               framerate: [ 0/1, 100/1 ]
       image/jpeg
                   width: [ 1, 32768 ]
                  height: [ 1, 32768 ]
               framerate: [ 0/1, 100/1 ]
       image/jpeg
                   width: [ 1, 32768 ]
                  height: [ 1, 32768 ]
               framerate: [ 0/1, 100/1 ]
       video/x-dv
            systemstream: true
                   width: [ 1, 32768 ]
                  height: [ 1, 32768 ]
               framerate: [ 0/1, 100/1 ]
       video/mpegts
       video/x-h264
                   width: [ 1, 32768 ]
                  height: [ 1, 32768 ]
               framerate: [ 0/1, 100/1 ]
       video/x-sonix
                   width: [ 1, 32768 ]
                  height: [ 1, 32768 ]
               framerate: [ 0/1, 100/1 ]
       video/x-pwc1
                   width: [ 1, 32768 ]
                  height: [ 1, 32768 ]
               framerate: [ 0/1, 100/1 ]
       video/x-pwc2
                   width: [ 1, 32768 ]
                  height: [ 1, 32768 ]
               framerate: [ 0/1, 100/1 ]
       video/x-raw
                  format: YVYU
                   width: [ 1, 32768 ]
                  height: [ 1, 32768 ]
               framerate: [ 0/1, 100/1 ]


Element Flags:
   no flags set

Element Implementation:
   Has change_state() function: 0x7f1ee15510c0

Element has no clocking capabilities.
Element has no indexing capabilities.

URI handling capabilities:
   Element can act as source.
   Supported URI protocols:
     v4l2

Pads:
   SRC: 'src'
     Implementation:
       Has getrangefunc(): gst_base_src_getrange
       Has custom eventfunc(): gst_base_src_event
       Has custom queryfunc(): gst_base_src_query
       Has custom iterintlinkfunc(): gst_pad_iterate_internal_links_default
     Pad Template: 'src'

Element Properties:
   name                : The name of the object
                         flags: readable, writable
                         String. Default: "v4l2src0"
   parent              : The parent of the object
                         flags: readable, writable
                         Object of type "GstObject"
   blocksize           : Size in bytes to read per buffer (-1 = default)
                         flags: readable, writable
                         Unsigned Integer. Range: 0 - 4294967295 
Default: 4096
   num-buffers         : Number of buffers to output before sending EOS 
(-1 = unlimited)
                         flags: readable, writable
                         Integer. Range: -1 - 2147483647 Default: -1
   typefind            : Run typefind before negotiating
                         flags: readable, writable
                         Boolean. Default: false
   do-timestamp        : Apply current stream time to buffers
                         flags: readable, writable
                         Boolean. Default: false
   device              : Device location
                         flags: readable, writable
                         String. Default: "/dev/video0"
   device-name         : Name of the device
                         flags: readable
                         String. Default: "BT878 video (Pinnacle PCTV Stud"
   device-fd           : File descriptor of the device
                         flags: readable
                         Integer. Range: -1 - 2147483647 Default: -1
   flags               : Device type flags
                         flags: readable
                         Flags "GstV4l2DeviceTypeFlags" Default: 
0x00000000, "(none)"
                            (0x00000001): capture          - Device 
supports video capture
                            (0x00000002): output           - Device 
supports video playback
                            (0x00000004): overlay          - Device 
supports video overlay
                            (0x00000010): vbi-capture      - Device 
supports the VBI capture
                            (0x00000020): vbi-output       - Device 
supports the VBI output
                            (0x00010000): tuner            - Device has 
a tuner or modulator
                            (0x00020000): audio            - Device has 
audio inputs or outputs
   brightness          : Picture brightness, or more precisely, the 
black level
                         flags: readable, writable, controllable
                         Integer. Range: -2147483648 - 2147483647 
Default: 0
   contrast            : Picture contrast or luma gain
                         flags: readable, writable, controllable
                         Integer. Range: -2147483648 - 2147483647 
Default: 0
   saturation          : Picture color saturation or chroma gain
                         flags: readable, writable, controllable
                         Integer. Range: -2147483648 - 2147483647 
Default: 0
   hue                 : Hue or color balance
                         flags: readable, writable, controllable
                         Integer. Range: -2147483648 - 2147483647 
Default: 0
   norm                : video standard
                         flags: readable, writable
                         Enum "V4L2_TV_norms" Default: 0, "none"
                            (0): none             - none
                            (45056): NTSC             - NTSC
                            (4096): NTSC-M           - NTSC-M
                            (8192): NTSC-M-JP        - NTSC-M-JP
                            (32768): NTSC-M-KR        - NTSC-M-KR
                            (16384): NTSC-443         - NTSC-443
                            (255): PAL              - PAL
                            (7): PAL-BG           - PAL-BG
                            (1): PAL-B            - PAL-B
                            (2): PAL-B1           - PAL-B1
                            (4): PAL-G            - PAL-G
                            (8): PAL-H            - PAL-H
                            (16): PAL-I            - PAL-I
                            (224): PAL-DK           - PAL-DK
                            (32): PAL-D            - PAL-D
                            (64): PAL-D1           - PAL-D1
                            (128): PAL-K            - PAL-K
                            (256): PAL-M            - PAL-M
                            (512): PAL-N            - PAL-N
                            (1024): PAL-Nc           - PAL-Nc
                            (2048): PAL-60           - PAL-60
                            (16711680): SECAM            - SECAM
                            (65536): SECAM-B          - SECAM-B
                            (262144): SECAM-G          - SECAM-G
                            (524288): SECAM-H          - SECAM-H
                            (3276800): SECAM-DK         - SECAM-DK
                            (131072): SECAM-D          - SECAM-D
                            (1048576): SECAM-K          - SECAM-K
                            (2097152): SECAM-K1         - SECAM-K1
                            (4194304): SECAM-L          - SECAM-L
                            (8388608): SECAM-Lc         - SECAM-Lc
   io-mode             : I/O mode
                         flags: readable, writable
                         Enum "GstV4l2IOMode" Default: 0, "auto"
                            (0): auto             - GST_V4L2_IO_AUTO
                            (1): rw               - GST_V4L2_IO_RW
                            (2): mmap             - GST_V4L2_IO_MMAP
                            (3): userptr          - GST_V4L2_IO_USERPTR

Element Signals:
   "prepare-format" :  void user_function (GstElement* object,
                                           gint arg0,
                                           guint arg1,
                                           guint arg2,
                                           guint arg3,
                                           gpointer user_data);
[ian at localhost ~]$


On 11/12/2012 12:15, Ian Davidson wrote:
> Thanks,
>
> I changed the command to
> gst-launch-1.0 v4l2src norm=PAL ! 
> 'video/x-raw,format=(string)I420,width=320,height=240,framerate=(fraction)25/1' 
> ! queue ! mux. alsasrc num-buffers=440 ! audioconvert ! 
> 'audio/x-raw,rate=44100,channels=2' ! queue ! mux. avimux name=mux ! 
> filesink location=test.avi
> and that then captured the video.
>
> On 11/12/2012 11:32, Krzysztof Konopko wrote:
>> Try using 'device' property of the v4l2src element.
>>
>> For more info see:
>> gst-inspect-1.0 v4l2src
>>
>> Kris
>>
>> On 11/12/12 11:23, Ian Davidson wrote:
>>> I suspect that GStreamer is not defaulting to the Composite1 source, but
>>> some other - so how do I convince it to use the Composite1?
>> _______________________________________________
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>>
>
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