On Thu, 16 Jan 2003, Jerry McBride wrote: > Can anyone recommend a software app that provides streaming video from a webcam? > > Specifically... I had a need for watching realtime video from an attached usb > logitech quickcam. Perhaps with the option of taking snapshots, recording to > .avi and maybe some kind of security type motion detection... > > About all that I can find that works as a "picture" snapper is webcam from > xawtv... Everything else I ftp off the net either doesn't work or doesn't work > well. > > Anyone else find anything that works?
See my SxS: USB-> Webcams -> Philips for suggestions. If you're just looking to watch the video, and not record it, then Camstream is perfect (also lets you take snapshots). I've yet to find a reliable way of recording a stream as you watch it, so i basically setup the camera in advance, and then hope for th ebest. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lonni J Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Step-by-step & TyGeMo http://netllama.ipfox.com _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
