Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 14:24:42 +0800 From: mag@intron.ac Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Seeking advice on a video camera for FreeBSD Message-ID: <200605121028.k4CAS0a8050733@secure.cfins.au.tsinghua.edu.cn> In-Reply-To: <200605120054.52213@aldan> References: <200605120054.52213@aldan>
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Unfortunately, as I know, now FreeBSD supports only BrookTree 848/878
PCI video capture card. This means that only a TV-compatible video camera
can be used with the card, working with FreeBSD.
Now VIMICRO (http://www.vimicro.com/), a Chinese company, has a large
market share of cheap USB video camera chip all over the world. Its Linux
driver is being expected to be ported to FreeBSD.
(http://mxhaard.free.fr/spca5xx.html)
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From Beijing, China
Mikhail Teterin wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I'd like to buy a simple video camera to improve upon the currently
> text-only "instant messenger" communications.
>
> What is known to work well with things like KDE's kopete?
>
> For one of the machines it should be a either a PCI-X, a USB-2, or a Firewire
> connection. For the other -- a PCI or a USB (an older machine).
>
> Thanks for your suggestions!
>
> -mi
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