Update 2024-12-23 12:49 OpenBSD/amd64-t14

.bin/cam

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 # defaults
 _format="-input_format mjpeg"
+_dev="/dev/video0"
 
 # loop through arguments
 for arg in $@
@@ -29,14 +30,6 @@ then
     echo "unknown parameter(s): $_unknown"
 fi
 
-#  set device
-if [ -z "$_dev" ]
-then
-    _dev="/dev/video0"
-else
-    _dev="/dev/video$_dev"
-fi
-
 # set resolution
 if [ x"$_res" == x"max" ]
 then
@@ -97,5 +90,7 @@ then
     echo "    30                - set framerate to 30 fps"
     echo "    60                - set framerate to 60 fps"
     echo "  <device>            - set video device number (defaults is 0)"
+    echo
+    echo "  Note: ffplay may not start or fall back to internal defaults when options (or combinations thereof) are not supported by the camera."
     exit 2
 fi