Vedio Recording using webcam in any Linux Distro<http://www.linuxmonk.org/2008/10/14/vedio-recording-using-webcam-in-any-linux-distro/>
For vedio recording in linux, mplayer alone may not be enough, one additional package that comes with mplayer is needed. Its mencoder. To install mencoder in a debian based distro use the command *$sudo apt-get install mencoder* For other distros like redhat you can use relevant tools like YUM to install mencoder. Then for vedio recording follow the commad below *Video Recording Without Sound* *$ mencoder tv:// -tv driver=v4l2:width=640:height=480:device=/dev/video0 -nosound -ovc lavc -o filename.avi* *Video recording With Sound* *$ mencoder tv:// -tv driver=v4l2:width=640:height=480:device=/dev/video0:forceaudio:adevice=/dev/dsp -ovc lavc -oac mp3lame -lameopts cbr:br=64:mode=3 -o filename.avi* To change/increase the rate of frames captured use the fps option of the above command. Use it like -- With regards, Kannan. _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [email protected] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
