buffer. It depends on the negotiated data format and may change with
each buffer for compressed variable size data like JPEG images.
Drivers must set this field when <structfield>type</structfield>
-refers to an input stream, applications when it refers to an output stream.
+refers to a capture stream, applications when it refers to an output stream.
If the application sets this to 0 for an output stream, then
<structfield>bytesused</structfield> will be set to the size of the
buffer (see the <structfield>length</structfield> field of this struct) by
<entry>Indicates the field order of the image in the
buffer, see <xref linkend="v4l2-field" />. This field is not used when
the buffer contains VBI data. Drivers must set it when
-<structfield>type</structfield> refers to an input stream,
+<structfield>type</structfield> refers to a capture stream,
applications when it refers to an output stream.</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>struct timeval</entry>
<entry><structfield>timestamp</structfield></entry>
<entry></entry>
- <entry><para>For input streams this is time when the first data
+ <entry><para>For capture streams this is time when the first data
byte was captured, as returned by the
<function>clock_gettime()</function> function for the relevant
clock id; see <constant>V4L2_BUF_FLAG_TIMESTAMP_*</constant> in
<entry></entry>
<entry>The number of bytes occupied by data in the plane
(its payload). Drivers must set this field when <structfield>type</structfield>
- refers to an input stream, applications when it refers to an output stream.
+ refers to a capture stream, applications when it refers to an output stream.
If the application sets this to 0 for an output stream, then
<structfield>bytesused</structfield> will be set to the size of the
plane (see the <structfield>length</structfield> field of this struct)
<entry></entry>
<entry>Offset in bytes to video data in the plane.
Drivers must set this field when <structfield>type</structfield>
- refers to an input stream, applications when it refers to an output stream.
+ refers to a capture stream, applications when it refers to an output stream.
Note that data_offset is included in <structfield>bytesused</structfield>.
So the size of the image in the plane is
<structfield>bytesused</structfield>-<structfield>data_offset</structfield> at