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On Sat, 18 Jan 2014 17:02:15 -0500 |
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gottlieb@×××.edu wrote: |
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> My main system is a dell latitude E6430s. I am embarrassed to say |
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> that, although I have had this system for a while, I just now realized |
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> that it has a build in webcam. What software do you recommend and |
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> what should I start reading to learn how to use it. |
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> thanks, |
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> allan |
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ffmpeg/libav works well for capturing input from webcams, at least if |
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the driver uses the video4linux (v4l) framework (I haven't encountered |
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any other kinds). For instance, to capture one frame and store it as a |
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png image (using libav's avconv, ffmpeg would be similar), you can use |
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avconv -f video4linux2 -i /dev/video0 testframe.png |
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mplayer (and its descendants) also play well with v4l, to directly |
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display the webcam's input you can use |
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mplayer -tv driver=v4l2:device=/dev/video0 tv:// |
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(The -tv switch and its argument are probably redundant as the default |
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detection is very good.) |
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eroen |
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