[V4L] Re: v4l2 + select() + read()

[Gerd Knorr]

>  Ah, you've hit on my biggest gripe with V4L read:  there is no way to 
>  set the format or resolution, and even if you don't care, there's still 
>  no standard way to find out how the data you just captured is formatted. 

You might have seen the discussion on linux-kernel about passing
arguments / control devices using filename like this:

$ > /dev/cdrom/eject

If this becomes true some day, it would be very handy for v4l(2) too:

$ display -size 320x240 rgb:- < /dev/video0/width=320,height=240,fmt=rgb

  Gerd

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