CameraServerExtension

CameraServerExtension is a Godot 4.4+ plugin that extends the support of original CameraServer to multiple platforms.

Usage

CameraServerExtension class will be available to Godot once the plugin is loaded, after creating a CameraServerExtension instance, it can be used for checking camera access permission and making permission request, newly created CameraFeedExtension can be found in CameraServer.

var camera_extension := CameraServerExtension.new()
# Check camera permission
if camera_extension.permission_granted():
    # All good
    pass
else:
    var _on_permission_result = func(granted: bool) -> void:
        if not granted:
            print("Camera access permission not granted")
            return
    camera_extension.permission_result.connect(_on_permission_result)
    camera_extension.request_permission()
# Check new camera feeds
print(CameraServer.feeds())

Support Status

Platform	Backend	Formats	Notes
Android	Camera2 (CPU-based)	JPEG	Official Godot support using NDK since v4.5 (godotengine/godot#106094)
Linux	PipeWire	YUY2 YVYU UYVY VYUY	Official Godot support using V4L2 since v4.4 (godotengine/godot#53666) Upstream PR: godotengine/godot#109500
iOS	AVFoundation	RGBA	Upstream PR: godotengine/godot#106305 Upstream PR: godot-sdk-integrations/godot-ios-plugins#89
macOS			-
Windows	Media Foundation	YUY2 NV12 MJPG	Upstream PR: godotengine/godot#108538
Web	-	-	Upstream PR: godotengine/godot#106784

Known Issues

• Avoid upcasting CameraFeedExtension to CameraFeed, otherwise get_formats and set_format will not work.

var feed := CameraServer.get_feed(0) # Returned feed will not work if it is CameraFeedExtension
var feed: CameraFeed = CameraServer.get_feed(0) # Same as above
var feed = CameraServer.get_feed(0) # Both CameraFeed and CameraFeedExtension will work

• Since Godot v4.5, CameraServerExtension requires setting CameraServer.monitoring_feeds to true before instantiation to provide custom feeds.