Public bug reported:

URL:
http://dv4l.berlios.de/
https://developer.berlios.de/projects/dv4l/

Description:

With DV4Linux, you can finally use your V4L application with ordinary
consumer level DV cameras

DV4Linux provides two programs to access the camcorder.

1) "dv4lstart" uses the LD_PRELOAD mechanism and works with most
programs.

2) "dv4l" uses the vloopback kernel module and might work better than
dv4lstart in some cases. Most V4L applications run with both programs,
some only with one of them.

DV4Linux overcomes the following problems ;
a) The main video API for Linux - Video4Linux or V4L - does not support any 
FireWire devices. You have to use one of those cheap USB webcams, even if you 
own a camcorder with a much better lens and higher framerates.

b) Coriander is a tool to access FireWire cameras using the V4L API. 
Unfortunately, it works only with IIDC compatible cameras, not with camcorders.
DV4Linux is not as fancy as Coriander, but provides a similar functionality for 
camcorders.


License:
GNU GPL
see https://developer.berlios.de/projects/dv4l/


Note:
Please make versions for all CPU architectures including AMD64 (good for 
multimedia).
If "dv4l" has problems because of the kernel, then at least make dv4lstart, so 
there is some way to get DV firewire input into V4L.

** Affects: ubuntu
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: firewire ieee1394 needs-packaging video

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[needs-packaging] DV4Linux - DV firewire video for V4L
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/289792
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