Re: recommended webcam?
* Bruno Boettcher [EMAIL PROTECTED] [071122 00:42]: hello i want to play around with ip-telephony and thus need a webcam, i have an old thing that does 340x280 which is enough to see thatthere is indeed somebody but the quality is simply awful, so what webcam are there that are easy to get working under debian with more appropriate resolution and framerate? when i searched with google for something usable, i was drowned in a sea of mostly negative responses The Philips SPC900NC/27 has glass lenses (not plastic), works at low levels of illuminiation, and works with the popular PWC driver. About US $80. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
recommended webcam?
hello i want to play around with ip-telephony and thus need a webcam, i have an old thing that does 340x280 which is enough to see thatthere is indeed somebody but the quality is simply awful, so what webcam are there that are easy to get working under debian with more appropriate resolution and framerate? when i searched with google for something usable, i was drowned in a sea of mostly negative responses -- ciao bboett == [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://inforezo.u-strasbg.fr/~bboett === signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: recommended webcam?
steve wrote: Bruno Boettcher wrote: snipped i want to play around with ip-telephony and thus need a webcam... so what webcam are there that are easy to get working under debian? http://qce-ga.sourceforge.net/ drivers for logitech, well known, well supported, and widely available hardware. also take a look at: http://linux-uvc.berlios.de/ and even: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SkypeWebCams i have found both sites helpful. -- Arrant Drivel - really, it's just trash... http://www.arrantdrivel.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: recommended webcam?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Bruno Boettcher wrote: hello i want to play around with ip-telephony and thus need a webcam, i have an old thing that does 340x280 which is enough to see thatthere is indeed somebody but the quality is simply awful, so what webcam are there that are easy to get working under debian with more appropriate resolution and framerate? when i searched with google for something usable, i was drowned in a sea of mostly negative responses http://qce-ga.sourceforge.net/ drivers for logitech, well known, well supported, and widely available hardware. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHRG0KvcaLutW7oXQRAkmwAJ95hd+GhKMTcLBjXEKxkR02hbOzugCfbshD P56P3MyoDA0BpLyDdJHe3UI= =Rs9y -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: recommended webcam?
Bruno Boettcher wrote: so what webcam are there that are easy to get working under debian with more appropriate resolution and framerate? as a quick update i have just got a Logitech QuickCam Pro for Notebooks working with ekiga and luvcview. the beta of Skype is giving me some video errors, but the built in microphone is working great. i am hoping to get it fully working with Skype as i have time this weekend. i also have a Logitech QuickCam Ultra Vision, but in quick tests it was detected and only the microphone was usable. again that will be a project for a different day as i really want this camera to work. oh, am running Debian laptop with 2.6.22 kernel and V4L2 drivers thus far. -- Arrant Drivel - really, it's just trash... http://www.arrantdrivel.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: recommended webcam?
Bruno Boettcher wrote: hello i want to play around with ip-telephony and thus need a webcam, i have an old thing that does 340x280 which is enough to see thatthere is indeed somebody but the quality is simply awful, so what webcam are there that are easy to get working under debian with more appropriate resolution and framerate? when i searched with google for something usable, i was drowned in a sea of mostly negative responses Not quite what you asked, but there are drivers for over 230 webcams at Michel Xhaard's site [1]. Look for green in the Support column on list of recognised cams page [2]. [1] http://mxhaard.free.fr/ [2] http://mxhaard.free.fr/spca5xx.html -- Chris. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
