Welcome¶
Hi, we’re libcamera.
An open source camera stack and framework for Linux, Android, and ChromeOS
About¶
libcamera¶
A complex camera support library for Linux, Android, and ChromeOS
Cameras are complex devices that need heavy hardware image processing operations. Control of the processing is based on advanced algorithms that must run on a programmable processor. This has traditionally been implemented in a dedicated MCU in the camera, but in embedded devices algorithms have been moved to the main CPU to save cost. Blurring the boundary between camera devices and Linux often left the user with no other option than a vendor-specific closed-source solution.
To address this problem the Linux media community is collaborating with the industry to develop a camera stack that is open-source-friendly while still protecting vendor core IP. libcamera was born out of that collaboration and offers modern camera support to Linux-based systems, including traditional Linux distributions, ChromeOS and Android.
What’s New¶
16 March - bugs.libcamera.org is now available
The bug tracker is now online. You can use it to report bugs, express wishes, discuss and follow up on issues, and even to find open issues to hack on if you want to get into libcamera development. Happy bug squashing!
13 March - GSoC 2021: libcamera has been accepted as a mentor organization!
libcamera is excited to announce that it is selected for Google Summer of Code 2021 as a mentoring organization for the first time.
05 May - libcamera powers Raspberry Pi’s Open Source Camera System
Traditionally, configuring a camera device on an embedded Linux system has involved a twisty maze of libraries, frameworks, and proprietary vendor blobs. Now, the libcamera project has supported Raspberry Pi (Trading) Ltd. with its release of the Raspberry Pi Open Source Camera System, using libcamera to offer the first product-quality fully open camera stack.
08 November - ELCE 2019 recording now available
Jacopo’s talk “A call for Public API Review” is now available on youtube.
26 October - libcamera @ELCE 2019
Jacopo will launch the call for public API review with his talk at the Embedded Linux Conference 2019. We will hold a libcamera workshop the following morning to review the API and discuss use cases. If you would like to attend the workshop, please let us know.
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