Re: Video capture device

[Jorge Cabrera <jorge.cabrera@andago.com>]

Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
> On Thu, 2010-09-09 at 09:37 +0200, Jorge Cabrera wrote: 
>   
>> Hello,
>>
>> I wanted to set up a videoconference service at my company using a sony 
>> video camera with a usb video capture device and linux (Ubuntu to be 
>> specific). The videoconference system we're using is through webex and 
>> megameeting. I am currently using an Avermedia video capture device but 
>> the problem I had was that for this device the default input was "Tuner" 
>> and even dough I could set the default input to S-Video with v4l 
>> utilities this would only work with mplayer, vlc... but it wouldn't work 
>> with flash or java in a browser which are the technology behind most of 
>> online videoconference services. So after a month of banging my head 
>> against the wall I gave up and installed another operating system. 
>> Windows. Yes, I know.
>>
>> But now I want to give it another try so this time I was thinking of 
>> trying with another video capture usb device so I wanted to ask the 
>> members of this list if you ever made one of this devices work perfectly 
>> under linux, specially with flash or java technologies. I think I would 
>> have the same problems with any Avermedia device so maybe there's 
>> something out there that works.
>>     
>
> I am using a Logitec USB webcam and it works with flash. I have noted
> that it does not work with all versions of flash. So I have a specific
> version that I do not reinstall and then it continues to work. This is
> on openSUSE. But I suspect it is the same for all Linux distos as they
> cannot change the flash parts.
>
> There is an application called cheese that is great for testing these
> devices. If it works there, then you can be sure the OS is doing the
> right thing. Which is a good first step.
>
>   
Thanks for your reply and your advice Roger. Problem is that using a 
webcam is not an option right now because the solution that we have to 
provide is by using a usb video capture device connected to a camera. 
Have anyone tried one of those with linux?

Best regards
>> Thanks for your help,
>>
>> Have a nice day
>>
>>     
>
>   


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