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Subject: Re: mencoder for a webcam
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On 10/05/16 05:05, Olivier wrote:
> I used to have it working, but I cannot find how to get that working
> again:
>
> I have a webcam installed, webcamd running, and pwcview can show me the
> video.
>
> How can I use mencoder to capture and save the stream?

AFAIK your should build mencoder port with V4L options (default is off).