Flatsonar

Cameractrls

by Gergo Koteles

Camera controls for Linux

Dangerous permissions Verified creator LGPL-3.0-or-later v0.6.10
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About

It's a standalone Python CLI and GUI (GTK3, GTK4) and camera Viewer (SDL) to set the camera controls in Linux. It can set the V4L2 controls and it is extendable with the non standard controls. Currently it has a Logitech extension (LED mode, LED frequency, BRIO FoV, Relative Pan/Tilt, PTZ presets), Kiyo Pro extension (HDR, HDR mode, FoV, AF mode, Save), Dell UltraSharp WB7022 extension, AnkerWork C310 extension, Preset extension (Save and restore controls), Control Restore Daemon (to restore presets at device connection).

Permissions

2 permissions weaken the sandbox. Flatsonar asks before installing.

  • all devices (/dev): webcams, disks, raw hardware
    --device=all
  • X11 display: X11 lets apps read input and windows of other apps
    --socket=x11
  • inter-process communication (needed for X11)
    --share=ipc
  • Wayland display
    --socket=wayland
  • X11 display, only when Wayland is unavailable
    --socket=fallback-x11
  • access to /run/spnav.sock
    --filesystem=/run/spnav.sock:ro

Who publishes this

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  • verified on Flathub: the developer proved they control this app id
    publisher:flathub

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