thekvs / uvccapture2

Utility for capturing images from an USB camera on Linux

About

Simple application for capturing images from an USB camera on Linux.

Compiling

• $ cmake /path/to/uvccapture2/ -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/
• $ make
• $ cpack -G DEB to create package in .deb format.

Package will be created in the packages folder of the build directory.

Usage

$ uvccapture2 -h
Capture images from an USB camera on Linux
Usage:
  uvccapture2 [OPTION...]

  -h, --help                show this help and exit
      --result arg          jpeg image name template
      --device arg          camera's device device use (default: /dev/video0)
      --resolution arg      image's resolution (default: 640x480)
      --quality arg         compression quality for jpeg file (default: 75)
      --skip arg            skip specified number of frames before first
                            capture
      --count arg           number of images to capture
      --pause arg           pause between subsequent captures in seconds
      --loop                run in a loop mode, overrides --count
      --strftime            expand the filename with date and time
                            information
      --save-jpeg-asis      store jpeg as we have received it from an USB
                            camera
      --ignore-jpeg-errors  ignore libjpeg errors
      --quiet               do not show errors and warnings from libjpeg

License

See LICENSE.md file for license information.