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@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ devices and the command @file{v4l-info} for Video4Linux2 devices.
If the size for the device is set to 0x0, the input device will
try to autodetect the size to use.
+Only for the video4linux2 device, if the frame rate is set to 0/0 the
+input device will use the frame rate value already set in the driver.
Video4Linux support is deprecated since Linux 2.6.30, and will be
dropped in later versions.
@@ -153,13 +155,16 @@ dropped in later versions.
Follow some usage examples of the video4linux devices with the ff*
tools.
@example
-# Grab and show the input of a video4linux device.
+# Grab and show the input of a video4linux device, frame rate is set
+# to the default of 25/1.
ffplay -s 320x240 -f video4linux /dev/video0
# Grab and show the input of a video4linux2 device, autoadjust size.
ffplay -f video4linux2 /dev/video0
-# Grab and record the input of a video4linux2 device, autoadjust size.
+# Grab and record the input of a video4linux2 device, autoadjust size,
+# frame rate value defaults to 0/0 so it is read from the video4linux2
+# driver.
ffmpeg -f video4linux2 -i /dev/video0 out.mpeg
@end example