Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 06:18:29 -0500 From: eculp@encontacto.net To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Seeking advice on a video camera for FreeBSD Message-ID: <20060512061829.ydk6yjub6sg8s8gk@correo.encontacto.net> In-Reply-To: <200605121028.k4CAS0a8050733@secure.cfins.au.tsinghua.edu.cn> References: <200605120054.52213@aldan> <200605121028.k4CAS0a8050733@secure.cfins.au.tsinghua.edu.cn>
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Quoting mag@intron.ac: > 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) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > From Beijing, China > Couple of things in ports graphics/spcaview multimedia/pwcbsd I've not tried them. ed > 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 >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-multimedia >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-multimedia-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-multimedia > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-multimedia-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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