Martin Peter Hanke wrote: > Hi V4L-Specialists, > > I have a question concerning the V4L2-API: > > What is V4L2 exactly? As far as I understood the API reference it is a > complete API for reading data from a frame grabber. Is that right? Or is > it more like an API to develop drivers for frame grabber cards? > I had a brief look at the example apps, but I got confused be the API > specs. What is it all about?? > Sorry, this might be stupid questions but I will be facing setting up a > surveillance app under Linux soon. > I will use a frame grabber from Matrox with something around 10 - 16 > cameras attached to it. Has someone experience with such hardware specs? > It is not clear which one will be used, yet. I read in the specs that > V4L2 is not tested with multi-threaded apps. Is that right? > I mainly subscribed because this seems to be the only fully functional > API under Linux. > > Thanks for your help, > > Martin Peter Hanke > > > > _______________________________________________ > Video4linux-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list >
camstream will work great with that many cameras. There are others but I am still testing them and this one seems to work straight from jump street. altoine _______________________________________________ Video4linux-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list
