WebCams

Documentation

• http://www.linux.com/howtos/Webcam-HOWTO/index.shtml
• http://www.ee.oulu.fi/~tuukkat/quickcam/quickcam.html
• Third-party Quickcam software
• http://mxhaard.free.fr/spca5xx.html
• http://alpha.dyndns.org/ov511/cameras.html
• https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Webcam

Varios

• Instalación de un sistema de video-vigilancia casero

Drivers

spca5xx

• Webcam soport list

Modelos

Genuis VideoCAM GE111

• Specifications

apt-get install gspca-modules-2.6.18-4-k7
modprobe gspca

Commands

mplayer tv:// -tv driver=v4l:width=640:height=480:device=/dev/video0

Record without audio

mencoder tv:// -tv driver=v4l:width=320:height=240:device=/dev/video0 -ovc lavc -o webcam.avi

and with audio

mencoder tv:// -tv driver=v4l:width=320:height=240:device=/dev/video0:forceaudio:adevice=/dev/dsp1 -ovc lavc -oac mp3lame -lameopts cbr:br=64:mode=3 -o webcam.avi

Logitech Quickcam Messenger

• http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/webcam_communications/webcams/devices/206&cl=HK,EN

Commands

• 1. uname -r
  2. apt-get install linux-headers-2.6.22-2-k7
  3. apt-get install module-assistant
  4. apt-get install qc-usb-source (si el driver es para QuickCam)
  5. apt-get install spca5xx-source (si el driver es spca5xx)
  6. m-a prepare
  7. m-a a-i
  8. modprobe quickcam

agregar la entrada en /etc/modules como quickcam

debian:/usr/src# ls -l /dev/video*

crw-rw---- 1 root video 81, 0 2009-01-31 17:15 /dev/video0 (Kozumi tv)

crw-rw---- 1 root video 81, 1 2009-01-31 18:34 /dev/video1 (Camara Logitech QuickCam Messenger)

1. ekiga o skype (para probar la camara)

Mas detalles o para otras camaras

http://usuariodebian.blogspot.com/2008/01/webcam-usb-en-debian-drivers-gspca-y.html