try to set a requested camera resolution

config.json

@@ -6,12 +6,15 @@
         "title": "Pudding",
         "debug": false,
         "render driver": "opengl",
-        "show-cursor": true
+        "show-cursor": true,
+        "camera-resolution": [1280, 720]
     },
+
     "configuration":
     {
         "auto-refresh": true
     },
+
     "keys":
     {
         "print-video-memory-size": ["CTRL", "v"],
@@ -21,6 +24,7 @@
         "effect": ["CTRL", "e"],
         "tile": ["CTRL", "t"]
     },
+
     "recording":
     {
         "screenshot-directory": "local/screenshots",
@@ -31,11 +35,13 @@
         "max-video-memory": 2000,
         "mp4-pixel-format": "yuv420p"
     },
+
     "input":
     {
         "any-key-ignore-commands": ["up", "right", "down", "left"],
         "suppress-any-key-on-mods": true
     },
+
     "log":
     {
         "enabled": true,
@@ -45,6 +51,7 @@
         "info-file-name": "gunkiss_info.log",
         "debug-file-name": "gunkiss_debug.log"
     },
+
     "scan":
     {
         "enabled": true,
@@ -53,6 +60,7 @@
         "barcode": "0140231056",
         "capture-device": "/dev/video0"
     },
+
     "api":
     {
         "user-agent": "Custom pudding creation game for http://nugget.fun",
@@ -69,6 +77,7 @@
         "best-buy-enabled": true,
         "google-books-enabled": true
     },
+
     "pudding":
     {
         "rotation-speed": 0.005,
@@ -79,11 +88,13 @@
         "y-range": [-0.6, 0.6],
         "gradient-position": 0.25
     },
+
     "resource":
     {
         "tile-path": "resource/tile",
         "button-path": "resource/button"
     },
+
     "interface":
     {
         "main-button-y": -0.75,

lib/sb

@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit dc2141c2c441d92b35979f3dac0d5d7e74e440d6
+Subproject commit 0bf2e1293542da180a325455610a72df5697853d

src/Pudding.cpp

@@ -277,17 +277,32 @@ void Pudding::load_pads()
  */
 void Pudding::initialize_camera()
 {
-    /* Open the OpenCV capture and assign device ID 0 for getting images from the default attached camera. */
+    /* Open the OpenCV capture, using device ID #0 to get the default attached camera. */
     int device_id = 0;
     capture.open(device_id);
     std::ostringstream message;
     if (capture.isOpened())
     {
-        message << "opened and initialized " << capture.get(cv::CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH) << "x" <<
+        message << "Opened and initialized " << capture.get(cv::CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH) << "x" <<
             capture.get(cv::CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT) << ", " << capture.get(cv::CAP_PROP_FPS) <<
             "fps video capture device ID #" << device_id << " using " << capture.getBackendName();
 
-        /* Use the texture object to generate a texture the size of the camera's resolution. */
+        /* Check config for a requested camera resolution, and if there is one, try applying it to the `cv::VideoCapture`. The
+         * requested resolution may not be available, and if so, `cv::VideoCapture` will choose a resolution. If the resulting
+         * resolution is different from the config value, print the resolution the capture device was set to instead. */
+        if (configuration()["display"].contains("camera-resolution"))
+        {
+            capture.set(cv::CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH, configuration()["display"]["camera-resolution"][0]);
+            capture.set(cv::CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT, configuration()["display"]["camera-resolution"][1]);
+            message << std::endl << "Changed resolution to " << configuration()["display"]["camera-resolution"];
+            if (capture.get(cv::CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH) != configuration()["display"]["camera-resolution"][0] ||
+                capture.get(cv::CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT) != configuration()["display"]["camera-resolution"][1])
+            {
+                message << " (but got " << capture.get(cv::CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH) << "x" << capture.get(cv::CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT) << ")";
+            }
+        }
+
+        /* Generate a texture the size of the camera's resolution. */
         camera_view.texture().generate({capture.get(cv::CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH), capture.get(cv::CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT)});
 
         /* Create and detach a thread which will read frame data */