V4L2 is the standard way to access webcams on linux. xshm used by obs to pull video frames direct from X11 for desktop capture.
On Tue, May 5, 2020, 9:21 AM Rich Shepard <[email protected]> wrote: > VokoscreenNG does not support displaying a slide show so I'm starting to > configure and learn obs-studio. The input devices choices for screen > capture > offer xshm and v4l2. My web search for the differences between the two > (xshm > vs v4l2) found nothing relevant. Please point me to a source where I can > learn which might be preferred. > > Rich > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
