From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from lb1-smtp-cloud6.xs4all.net ([194.109.24.24]:42253 "EHLO lb1-smtp-cloud6.xs4all.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932843AbcAKQTZ (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 Jan 2016 11:19:25 -0500 Subject: Re: vivid - add support for YUV420 To: Ran Shalit References: <5693930C.9050001@xs4all.nl> Cc: linux-media@vger.kernel.org From: Hans Verkuil Message-ID: <5693D606.1080801@xs4all.nl> Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 17:19:18 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-media-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 01/11/2016 04:55 PM, Ran Shalit wrote: > On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 1:58 PM, Ran Shalit wrote: >> On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 1:33 PM, Hans Verkuil wrote: >>> On 01/09/2016 10:58 AM, Ran Shalit wrote: >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> I've been doing some tests with capturing video from virtual driver (vivid). >>>> I've tried to force it to YUV420, but it ignores that, becuase it does >>>> not support this format. >>> >>> Yes, it does. What kernel are you using? Something old? Support for 4:2:0 was >>> added to vivid in March 2015. >>> >>>> I would please like to ask if there is some way I can output YUV420 >>>> format with vivi. >>> >>> Upgrade your kernel :-) >> >> Right. >> The kernel in Cent0S 7.2 (last release) is 3.10.0. >> I am not sure I can update CentOS with kernel.org last release because >> of probably many dependencies ( Is it possible ?) >> Anyway, vivid , is life saving tool for newcomers. Absolutely. >> >> Regards, >> Ran >> > > > Hi, > > Do you think it worth trying to upgrade vivid package only from 3.10 > (vivi) to 3.18 (vivid), > or is it too complex to try and depend on many other files ? > > Thanks, > Ran > A quick google gave me this: http://linoxide.com/linux-how-to/upgrade-linux-kernel-stable-3-18-4-centos/ Most distros can be upgraded to newer kernels if you look around a bit. Regards, Hans