Camera Input
Capture live video from a connected camera.
What it does
Camera Input pulls live video from a connected camera or capture card and outputs it as an image, updating every frame while the graph plays. Pick the device from a dropdown and request a capture size; the node reports the actual size it landed on, since camera hardware does not always honour an exact resolution request. Flip Horizontal and Flip Vertical mirror the feed on either axis.
It carries the same position/rotation/scale controls as other visual nodes, so the live feed can be placed, rotated or scaled without a separate transform.
When to use it
A webcam or capture-card feed live in the graph: VJ setups, live compositing, camera-driven reactive visuals
A feed that reads backwards by default and needs mirroring
A live camera feed placed or scaled without a separate transform node
| Parameter | Type | Default |
|---|---|---|
device | String | "0" |
width | Number | 1280 |
height | Number | 720 |
enabled | Boolean | true |
flip_h | Boolean | false |
flip_v | Boolean | false |
position | Vec3 | (0, 0, 0) |
rotation | Vec3 | (0, 0, 0) |
scale | Vec3 | (1, 1, 1) |
anchor | Vec3 | (0, 0, 0) |
opacity | Number | 1 |
Gotchas
Width and Height are a request, not a guarantee. The actual capture size depends on what the device supports; read Actual Width and Actual Height for the real numbers.
The Device dropdown is populated from cameras detected on the system at the time it is opened. Reselect the device, or reopen the dropdown, after plugging a camera in.
Turn Enabled off to pause capture without deleting the node, which frees camera bandwidth while working on the rest of the graph.
Worked example
Add a Camera Input node. Choose your camera from the Device dropdown.
Set Width and Height to the capture size you want; check Actual Width / Actual Height to confirm what the device actually delivered.
If the feed looks mirrored, enable Flip Horizontal (or Flip Vertical for an upside-down feed).
Wire the image output into your compositing or effect chain like any other image source.