# Membrane Camera Capture Plugin
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This plugin can be used to capture video stream from an input device.
It is part of [Membrane Multimedia Framework](https://membraneframework.org).
## Installation
The package can be installed by adding `membrane_camera_capture_plugin` to your list of dependencies in `mix.exs`:
```elixir
def deps do
[
{:membrane_camera_capture_plugin, "~> 0.4.0"}
]
end
```
## Sample Usage
Dependencies:
```elixir
def deps do
[
{:membrane_camera_capture_plugin, "~> 0.4.0"},
{:membrane_h264_ffmpeg_plugin, "~> 0.21"},
{:membrane_file_plugin, "~> 0.10"},
{:membrane_ffmpeg_swscale_plugin, "~> 0.10"}
]
end
```
```elixir
defmodule Example do
use Membrane.Pipeline
@impl true
def handle_init(_ctx, _options) do
structure =
child(:source, Membrane.CameraCapture)
|> child(:converter, %Membrane.FFmpeg.SWScale.PixelFormatConverter{format: :I420})
|> child(:encoder, Membrane.H264.FFmpeg.Encoder)
|> child(:sink, %Membrane.File.Sink{location: "output.h264"})
{[spec: structure], %{}}
end
end
```
## Testing
Running this manual test, you should be able to record a 5-sec long video stream from your webcam and then play it using ffplay (you need to have ffmpeg installed).
To run manual tests, you need to install dependencies:
```shell
$ mix deps.get
```
And run manual (you observe the result and decide whether it works) tests:
```shell
$ mix test --include manual
```
If run successfully, you should be able to see video recorded by your camera.
## Copyright and License
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Licensed under the [Apache License, Version 2.0](LICENSE)