Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] (no subject)

[Damien Sandras <dsandras seconix com>]

Le mer 18/09/2002 à 23:11, derek indranet co nz a écrit :
> Hi,
>  Test first that your driver works with xawtv.
> 
>   If it does not work with xawtv, 
>          give up immediately as the driver is not v4l compatible.
>                                    
>  
>  If it works with xawtv,
>      *you know the driver implements SOME of the v4l specification.
>      *the driver may work with gnomemeeting,
>         (gnomemeeting uses different v4l calls to xawtv. for example,
>          gnomemeeting requests a different screen size, and image format)
>      
>  If it works with xawtv, but not with gnomemeeting, try
>    a)specifying a default/preferred format of rgb24
>    b)a web search for gnomemeeting and the name of your camera.
>       see what other people think of your camera with gnomemeeting.
>    c)modifying pwlib/src/ptlib/unix/video4linux.cxx to contain hints
>       specific to your camera. Send your changes to me/this mail list, 
>       and I will add the code to the cvs.
>    d)DONT blame gnomemeeting. 
>        many video drivers are tested so that they work with xawtv, but not
>          against the full v4l spec.
>        the video grabber code in gnomemeeting was very carefully written 
>           to follow the v4l spec.
>        Nonone has found code in pwlib video handling that is wrong.
>        
>        Criticism of gnomeemeeting video, without carefull researh,
>          is the quickest way to get me to ignore your comments.
> 
> 
> 
> Damien, this comment is almost suitable for the faq.
> 
> 


I'll do it.

Thanks :)


> Derek.
>  (p.s. I am away on holiday for 10 days, and may be late in  replying to 
>         emails. I return 1 October)
> 
> ===============================================
> On 18 Sep 2002, Damien Sandras wrote:
> 
> > Le mer 18/09/2002 à 21:02, Trumpet Player a écrit :
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > That's strange...
> > > everything I am reading says it should work.
> > > did a google search for v4l and connectix color quickcam.
> > > Found a few other things in other searches that point to it working.
> > > Also, I thought cqcam was the kernel driver for the quickcam.  As I stated 
> > > in my original post, using cqcam I can access the cam and can see my image, 
> > > so that works...
> > > What am i missing?
> > 
> > Following the homepage, cqcam, the program you are using, is only
> > supporting Quickam's. If the Quickcam driver was Video4linux, your cqcam
> > program would support all linux webcams and not only the Quickams.
> > 
> > However, to be sure, just try your camera with a normal linux program
> > for webcams like xawtv. If it works with Xawtv, then it must work for
> > GnomeMeeting too and you will have to help us debugging the problem.
> > 
> > Thanks
> > 
> 
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