[Libav-user] list all available formats of webcam

[Hans, Sven]

Dear ffmpeg experts,

How to list all supported resolutions of a webcam?

Using the command line tool with the following command:

ffmpeg -f dshow -list_options true -i video="HD Pro Webcam C920"

I can successfully list all supported video resolutions and formats of the connected Logitech usb webcam. How can I get this list programmatically with help of the C-API?


I can successfully open and stream this usb camera using the C-API, but I have to call

av_dict_set(&m_pInOptions, "video_size", sVideoSize.c_str(), 0);

with a supported video_size before calling

ret = avformat_open_inptut(&m_pFormatCtxInCam, szUrl, m_pInFrmt, &m_pInOptions)


by checking for ret == -5 I can retry opening the camera with a different video_size.
At the moment I loop over a list with several standard video resolutions and try to open
The webcam. This is very inconvienient. Also I would like return a list of supported resolutions.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best regards

Sven Hans
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Systems Engineer

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