Fernando Lozano wrote: >Hi Bob, > > > >>>I got a Pinacle LINX video capture device, an USB device. Anyone has >>>experience with this and can give me a hint? Or direct me to a "video >>>capture using Linux for dummies"? >>> >>> >>Do you have a model of that device and/or an URL to the manufacturer? >> >> > >www.pinnaclesys.com > > > >>Does it use a compatible chipset? >> >> > >How do I find which chipset it uses? > > > >>The first thing is to make sure USB works on your computer. >>http://www.linux-usb.org/USB-guide/c607.html >> >> > >My Iomega Zip Drive 250Mb USB works fine, so I guess USB is ok. :-) > >Could someone point me to a beginners guide on how to do video >capture, that is, save the video stream from LINX to am AVI or MPEG >file? > >The device (LINX) is working fine under Windows. But I want to >use it on Linux! > > >[]s, Fernando Lozano > > > >_______________________________________________ >Video4linux-list mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list > > > >
You have the firewire card? http://www.pinnaclesys.com/ProductPage.asp?Product_ID=569&Langue_ID=7 I have no idea where firewire support on Linux stands. http://linux1394.sourceforge.net http://www.smcc.demon.nl/camstream I haven't found an all around tutorial on v4l but the links and documentation @http://www.video4linux.net are a good start. -- ---------------------------------------- >From Mozilla/Linux _______________________________________________ Video4linux-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list
