Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] Firewire 1394 DV source for video conferencing

[Julien PUYDT <jpuydt free fr>]

Hawkeye I. King wrote:
> Reposting with the proper subject.  Sorry.
>
> > Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 10:00:52 +0100
> > From: Julien PUYDT <jpuydt free fr>
> > Subject: Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] Firewire 1394 DV source for video
> >     conferencing
> >
> > Hawkeye I. King wrote:
> > > I'm having no luck with DV video on Ekiga, and I'm hoping someone can
> > > help me.
> > >
> > > DV works using dv1394 (this was verified with VLC), but Ekiga doesn't
> > > seem to use a dv1394 source.  Anyone know how to use raw DV with V4L or
> > > AVC1394 (or whatever!) as a source for Ekiga?
> > >
> > > FYI, I'm using an ADVC-55 NTSC->DV/Firewire converter to capture and
> > > stream analog video from a surgical camera (endoscope).
> >
> > Use the AVC plugin for pwlib, and it should work.
>
> Thanks for the suggestion, but it doesn't seem to be working.
>
> I believe the AVC plugin is installed, since I have the file
> /usr/lib64/pwlib/devices/videoinput/avc_pwplugin.so.  Also, I see the 
> 1394AVC
> option under preferences -> video devices.  However, it just says "No 
> device
> found" under input devices.
>
> I'm using Ekiga version 1.99.1, and pwlib version 1.9.3-1. Both 
> installed from
> binaries (rpms)
>
> Any thoughts?

Does kino work with it ?

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