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diff --git a/Documentation/index.rst b/Documentation/index.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c9b7c1cd --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/index.rst @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +libcamera +========= + +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. + + +.. toctree:: + :maxdepth: 2 + :caption: Contents: + + contributing + + +Indices and tables +================== + +* :ref:`genindex` +* :ref:`search` |