Re: [Sugar-devel] [ASLO] webcam images and control

2010-02-25 Thread Benjamin M. Schwartz
Jonathan Corbet wrote: > All of the standard parameters are controllable through the normal V4L2 > interface; that includes gain, saturation, etc. It all works. Fantastic; thank you. That sounds like big progress since the last time I looked at this ... two years ago. I guess it's time to take

Re: [Sugar-devel] [ASLO] webcam images and control

2010-02-25 Thread Benjamin M. Schwartz
Aleksey Lim wrote: > On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 03:39:26PM +0100, Emmanuel Di Folco wrote: >> I would like to be able to : >> - control the gain or integration time of the camera (mode Photo, not >> video) in order not to saturate (this is obviously feasible, since >> the images taken during the d

Re: [Sugar-devel] [ASLO] webcam images and control

2010-02-25 Thread Aleksey Lim
On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 03:39:26PM +0100, Emmanuel Di Folco wrote: > Dear all, > I am developing pedagogical activities using the integrated webcam of > the XO laptop. > My project aims at taking images of the Moon, by fixing a small scope > in front of the webcam. > I am now facing the followi