Re: [PLUG] Linux & web cams?

2011-03-10 Thread Russell Senior
> "Robert" == Robert Citek writes: Russell> I have had good luck with Logitech web cams.  We used one for Russell> my son's science fair experiment to make time-lapse movies of Russell> slugs.  We found a reference to "Cheese" as an is-it-working Russell> kind of ap.  We used "motion" for the

Re: [PLUG] Linux & web cams?

2011-03-10 Thread Rich Shepard
On Thu, 10 Mar 2011, Mike Connors wrote: > Based on your feedback and what I've read in Linux forums I think I'm > going to give the Logitech Quickcam from my local computer store a try. > I'll let you all know how it works out. Thanks again! I have a Logitech Quickcam (don't remember the mode

Re: [PLUG] Linux & web cams?

2011-03-10 Thread Fedor Pikus
On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 4:13 PM, Mike Connors wrote: > > > > I use a Logitech Quickcam Communicate STX with Unbuntu 10.04, 2.6.32. It > > uses V4L1 and reports as a UVC camera on /dev/video0. I use it with > > Skype, WebCamStudio and Kopete, no special requirements or settings. > > Cheese doesn't

Re: [PLUG] Linux & web cams?

2011-03-10 Thread Mike Connors
> > I use a Logitech Quickcam Communicate STX with Unbuntu 10.04, 2.6.32. It > uses V4L1 and reports as a UVC camera on /dev/video0. I use it with > Skype, WebCamStudio and Kopete, no special requirements or settings. > Cheese doesn't record video well at all, but then it doesn't with my > netbook'

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Re: [PLUG] Linux & web cams?

2011-03-10 Thread Robert Citek
On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 4:11 PM, Russell Senior wrote: > I have had good luck with Logitech web cams.  We used one for my son's > science fair experiment to make time-lapse movies of slugs.  We found > a reference to "Cheese" as an is-it-working kind of ap.  We used > "motion" for the time-lapse.

Re: [PLUG] Linux & web cams?

2011-03-10 Thread Fedor Pikus
On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 1:45 PM, Larry Williams wrote: > On 03/10/2011 12:25 PM, Mike Connors wrote: > > Is anyone running a fairly current Linux kernel (2.6.26 or close) and > using > > a Logitech or Creative web cam? > > I use a Logitech Quickcam Communicate STX with Unbuntu 10.04, 2.6.32. It >

Re: [PLUG] Linux & web cams?

2011-03-10 Thread Larry Williams
On 03/10/2011 12:25 PM, Mike Connors wrote: > Is anyone running a fairly current Linux kernel (2.6.26 or close) and using > a Logitech or Creative web cam? I use a Logitech Quickcam Communicate STX with Unbuntu 10.04, 2.6.32. It uses V4L1 and reports as a UVC camera on /dev/video0. I use it with

Re: [PLUG] Linux & web cams?

2011-03-10 Thread Fedor Pikus
On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 12:54 PM, glen e. p. ropella wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Mike Connors wrote circa 11-03-10 12:25 PM: > > Is anyone running a fairly current Linux kernel (2.6.26 or close) and > using > > a Logitech or Creative web cam? I'm ooking to buy a we

Re: [PLUG] Linux & web cams?

2011-03-10 Thread glen e. p. ropella
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Mike Connors wrote circa 11-03-10 12:25 PM: > Is anyone running a fairly current Linux kernel (2.6.26 or close) and using > a Logitech or Creative web cam? I'm ooking to buy a web cam today locally > and hook it up to my Debian Sid install. I found a h

Re: [PLUG] Linux & web cams?

2011-03-10 Thread Russell Senior
> "Mike" == Mike Connors writes: Mike> Is anyone running a fairly current Linux kernel (2.6.26 or Mike> close) and using a Logitech or Creative web cam? I'm ooking to Mike> buy a web cam today locally and hook it up to my Debian Sid Mike> install. I found a how-to that says all I need to do i

Re: [PLUG] Linux & web cams?

2011-03-10 Thread Fedor Pikus
On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 12:25 PM, Mike Connors wrote: > Is anyone running a fairly current Linux kernel (2.6.26 or close) and using > a Logitech or Creative web cam? I'm ooking to buy a web cam today locally > and hook it up to my Debian Sid install. I found a how-to that says all I > need to do

[PLUG] Linux & web cams?

2011-03-10 Thread Mike Connors
Is anyone running a fairly current Linux kernel (2.6.26 or close) and using a Logitech or Creative web cam? I'm ooking to buy a web cam today locally and hook it up to my Debian Sid install. I found a how-to that says all I need to do is install gspca-source and camorama which seems straight forwar