Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] sound with webcams
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:31:21
Message-Id: 20080916142950.127a96b2@digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] sound with webcams by Iain Buchanan
1 On Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:03:39 +0930, Iain Buchanan wrote:
2
3 > I'm considering the logitech quickcam s5500 webcam - price is under $AU
4 > 50, it clips onto a laptop, and it has a mic. Apparently the image is
5 > quite reasonable[1], and it works in linux with luvc.[2]
6
7 I have no experience with audio on webcams, but would point out that
8 linuxuvc is now in the kernel.
9
10 % zgrep USB_VIDEO /proc/config.gz
11 CONFIG_USB_VIDEO_CLASS=m
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13 Despite the name, it works with built in cameras too, like the one on my
14 Eee 900.
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16 --
17 Neil Bothwick
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19 A great many people mistake opinions for thoughts. -- Herbert V. Prochnow

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