Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] Quality

[Damien Sandras <dsandras seconix com>]

It depends how active the author is in the development. Perhaps you
could contact him to tell him you are interested in seeing his driver
improve...

Too often Free Software developers are in contact with people having
problems and never hear of happy users :)

Le mar 01/07/2003 à 23:10, Alexis Moreau a écrit :
> Thank you Damien. I bought the Labtec because it was the cheapest one 
> supported under Linux. May be the drivers will be better in a few time. I 
> succeded in installing my new USB webcam (difficult for an ex windows user!), 
> so there is no reason that my webcam will be better under Linux in a few time 
> ! 
> 
> Le Mardi 1 Juillet 2003 23:03, Damien Sandras a écrit :
> > Le mar 01/07/2003 à 21:55, Alexis Moreau a écrit :
> > > Hello again,
> > >
> > > This week end, I saw the differnce of quality between the same webcam (a
> > > Labtec) between two different OS : Windows (of course...) and Linux (I'm
> > > running a mandrake 9.0). I saw that the quality was very poor on mine
> > > (the image is always yellow, and the movements are not well rendered, it
> > > looks like the end scene in Lost Highway... terrible).
> > >
> > > Is there a big difference between the quality of linux and windows
> > > drivers ?
> >
> > Not really, but that's right that some drivers are of really bad quality
> > and half-implemented. Always ask an advice before buying a camera.
> >
> > > When I see the screenshots on gnomemeeting.org I do not have this
> > > feeling...
> >
> > Indeed, philips-based cameras are of very high-quality and the driver is
> > ok too. There is no trick in the screenshots btw.
> >
> > That is what is seen in Boston (US) with a call from Belgium:
> > http://developer.ximian.com/images/screenshots/desktop/gnomemeeting.png
> >
> > no trick either ;)
> >
> > > Alexis
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > GnomeMeeting-list mailing list
> > > GnomeMeeting-list gnome org
> > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnomemeeting-list
> 
> _______________________________________________
> GnomeMeeting-list mailing list
> GnomeMeeting-list gnome org
> http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnomemeeting-list
-- 
 _	Damien Sandras
(o-	GnomeMeeting: http://www.gnomemeeting.org/
//\	FOSDEM 2003:  http://www.fosdem.org
v_/_	
	H.323 phone:  callto://ils.seconix.com/dsandras seconix com