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From: Arturo 'Buanzo' Busleiman <buanzo@××××××××××.ar>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] x11 display as v4l device
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 20:25:03
Message-Id: 45B66DBA.1060205@buanzo.com.ar
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] x11 display as v4l device by Hans-Werner Hilse
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4 Hans-Werner Hilse wrote:
5 > I thought about this thing. I can't image what you're actually trying
6 > to archieve. Is this for recording? Streaming/broadcasting? Why does
7 > v4l compatibility matter? Maybe mpeg-out would be sufficient, or even a
8 > raw video stream (i.e. by other means than v4l).
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10 Because Flash for Linux supports "webcam streaming". And, as I want to stream the screen and avoid
11 not using flash (as I have a strong feeling it's gonna be open sourced soon), then having my screen
12 display be viewable from flash as a webcam seems the most logical solution.
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14 Of course, I am fully open to suggestions. I've read about x11-drivers/xf86-video-v4l. Any comments?
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