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@@ -4,6 +4,23 @@ **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 has very recently started +collaboration with the industry to develop a camera stack that will be +open-source-friendly while still protecting vendor core IP. libcamera was born +out of that collaboration and will offer modern camera support to Linux-based +systems, including traditional Linux distributions, ChromeOS and Android. + +Getting Started +--------------- + To build and install: :: |