From: Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
To: video4linux-list@redhat.com
Subject: Re: Create a /dev/video0 file and write directly into it images
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:46:03 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4AC5F60B.7040804@tmr.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1253120892.3669.11.camel@paulo-desktop>
Paulo Freitas wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I have an Ethernet Camera, from Prosilica, and I need to somehow emulate
> this camera in a /dev/video0 file. My idea is, mount a driver file using
> 'makedev', pick up images from the camera and write them into
> the /dev/video0 file. You know how V4L can be used to write images
> in /dev/video files? I don't know if it is needed to use makedev
> probably not. Any suggestion is welcome.
>
I'm not sure I see what the end use is here, watching or recording, but you
might be able to use existing software which can generate streaming video and
then use tools which can accept that over a network (could just be loopback if
that fits your use).
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Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-09-16 17:08 Create a /dev/video0 file and write directly into it images Paulo Freitas
2009-09-16 19:05 ` David Ellingsworth
2009-10-02 12:46 ` Bill Davidsen [this message]
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