Hello Group: I have a very simply little USB web camera that works fine with xawtv. Question is where would I start to get that image to a file which can then be displayed by apache. I grasp much of this process but the grabbing of the video image, writing to a file based on a cron job (not from xawtv) is missing. Calling the ".jpg" from apache is understood. -- 73 de Donn Washburn __ " http://www.hal-pc.org/~dwash " Ham Callsign N5XWB / / __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 307 Savoy St. / /__ / / / \/ / / /_/ / \ \/ / Sugar Land, TX 77478 /_____/ /_/ /_/\__/ /_____/ /_/\_\ LL# 1.281.242.3256 a MSDOS Virus "Free Zone" OS Email: n5xwb@arrl.net Info: http://www.austinlug.org
On Thursday 02 January 2003 11:13, Donn wrote:
I have a very simply little USB web camera that works fine with xawtv. Question is where would I start to get that image to a file which can then be displayed by apache.
There is a program called webcam that (I believe) is included as part of xawtv. It grabs images from your video device and can either ftp them to a remote site or save them locally. Type man webcam to learn more. Another program I like is camstream. Unlike webcam, it gives you a preview window that shows what the camera is currently seeing. Like webcam, it can either ftp or save locally. *************************************************** Powered by SuSE Linux 8.0 Professional KDE 3.0.0 KMail 1.4 This is a Microsoft-free computer Bryan S. Tyson bryantyson@earthlink.net ***************************************************
Dear my friends and my friend Bryan,
I like to use yahoomessenger. Is it possible for me to
use webcam with ymessenger client for linux ?
If yes, How ?
Which webcam are you using now, Bryan ? I sold mein
because it is not good for SuSE Linux 8.1 . It was
Phillips. I need a new one whose the best device
driver from linux.
Thank you very much.
--- Bryan Tyson
On Thursday 02 January 2003 11:13, Donn wrote:
I have a very simply little USB web camera that works fine with xawtv. Question is where would I start to get that image to a file which can then be displayed by apache.
There is a program called webcam that (I believe) is included as part of xawtv. It grabs images from your video device and can either ftp them to a remote site or save them locally.
Type man webcam to learn more.
Another program I like is camstream. Unlike webcam, it gives you a preview window that shows what the camera is currently seeing. Like webcam, it can either ftp or save locally.
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On Saturday 04 January 2003 11:03 am, Prabu Subroto wrote:
Dear my friends and my friend Bryan,
I like to use yahoomessenger. Is it possible for me to use webcam with ymessenger client for linux ?
If yes, How ?
Which webcam are you using now, Bryan ? I sold mein because it is not good for SuSE Linux 8.1 . It was Phillips. I need a new one whose the best device driver from linux.
Thank you very much.
Unfortunately, Yahoo's linux version of their IM does not support the webcam thing yet. Your best bet for that kind of thing is GnomeMeeting. Do a yahoo or google search for the gnomemeeting website. The older version is just okay, but the newer version that requires Gnome2 everything, I hear is much better. Also, my Philips 740 works flawlessly on my 8.0 system. What model Philips did you have? Like Bryan said too, Camstream is a very nice app for webcams, I also use it. John
Upps.... I did a mistake. I sold my Philips webcam
that actually works fine on SuSE Linux. Sigh.....
So can I use gnomemeeting for Yahoo Messenger service
?
--- John
On Saturday 04 January 2003 11:03 am, Prabu Subroto wrote:
Dear my friends and my friend Bryan,
I like to use yahoomessenger. Is it possible for me to use webcam with ymessenger client for linux ?
If yes, How ?
Which webcam are you using now, Bryan ? I sold mein because it is not good for SuSE Linux 8.1 . It was Phillips. I need a new one whose the best device driver from linux.
Thank you very much.
Unfortunately, Yahoo's linux version of their IM does not support the webcam thing yet. Your best bet for that kind of thing is GnomeMeeting. Do a yahoo or google search for the gnomemeeting website. The older version is just okay, but the newer version that requires Gnome2 everything, I hear is much better. Also, my Philips 740 works flawlessly on my 8.0 system. What model Philips did you have? Like Bryan said too, Camstream is a very nice app for webcams, I also use it.
John
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On Saturday 04 January 2003 12:03 pm, Prabu wrote:
Which webcam are you using now, Bryan ?
I am currently using a Logitech 3000 Pro, which uses the pwc module built into recent Linux distros. I also have a Philips Vesta Scan, which also uses the same pwc module. Both of these cams will probably give you a postage-stamp size picture, so download the pwcx module. Lots of great information is available at the link below. The title says Philips but it applies to more, as listed under "supported cameras." http://www.smcc.demon.nl/webcam/index.html Regarding the second part of the question, yahoo messenger, I am sorry, but I do not know anything about it. ***************************************** Powered by Mandrake Linux 8.1 KMail 1.3.1 KDE 2.2.1 bryantyson@earthlink.net *****************************************
Hi I'm using "motion" for my frame-grabbing to a file. Easy to configure, and it works. Jaska. Viestissä Torstai 2. Tammikuuta 2003 18:13, Donn aka N5XWB kirjoitti:
Hello Group:
I have a very simply little USB web camera that works fine with xawtv. Question is where would I start to get that image to a file which can then be displayed by apache. I grasp much of this process but the grabbing of the video image, writing to a file based on a cron job (not from xawtv) is missing. Calling the ".jpg" from apache is understood.
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Bryan Tyson -
Donn aka N5XWB -
jaakko tamminen -
John -
Prabu Subroto