On Sunday 06 July 2008, Emanoil Kotsev wrote:
> > Message: 1
> > Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 03:10:25 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: Emanoil Kotsev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: Re: [Linux-uvc-devel] Philips SPC620NC,    Video
> > garbled and
> >     Question uvc Philps SPC620NC nvidia, ati and Skype
> > To: [email protected]
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> >
> > Hi, thanks for answering.
> >
> > I don't have time for compiling mplayer now, and I
> > don't really need it because all I want is to speak
> > over Skype with my family and my friends and this is
> > working for me.
> > mplayer tv:// -tv fps=30
>
> This works fo the SPC1000 webcam - thanks, but I think I've also updated to
> the new mplayer, or underlaying library.
>
> > http://www.blackhat.com/presentations/bh-europe-06/bh-eu-06-biondi/bh-eu-
> >06-biondi-up.pdf
>
> This was excelent article, kind of mad and confused but really good.
> Unfortunately I am not that paranoid and most of all I need a solution to
> help my friends use this app as they want to.
>
> Anyway, I think Skype shows that comercials companies are always one head
> ahead and we can not do anything for now. I hope it could change in future,
> but really doubt it, because if you have the money you have the power.
>
> So is there an alternative - no, and not using skype is also not an
> alternative, because how could I speak to my parents and friends and
> relatives?

There's a Google Summer of Code project to add voice and video chat support 
for Jabber in Kopete. In a few months that might become an alternative :-)

> Anyway, I want to thank you, Nikolaus, for your support and may be there is
> someone else on the list who has simlar configurations and can help.
>
> Once again two persons have nvidia and ati cards with proprietary drivers
> and skype is not working with the webcam, so I would like to ask you if you
> are using such kind of hard/software to share some experience with me

Best regards,

Laurent Pinchart
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