Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 22:52:51 +0100 From: "Daan Vreeken [PA4DAN]" <Daansite1@Danovitsch.dnsq.org> To: jacob rhoden <jrhoden@unimelb.edu.au>, FreeBSD-Hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: modern (usb) webcam support? Message-ID: <200302202148.h1KLmII96598@Danovitsch.dnsq.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.4.43.0302201020490.8208-100000@ariel.ucs.unimelb.edu.au> References: <Pine.SOL.4.43.0302201020490.8208-100000@ariel.ucs.unimelb.edu.au>
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On Thursday 20 February 2003 01:16, you wrote: > My searches for information on webcam have not found much, except for some > sites which say FreeBSD does not support USB web cameras. > > Is anyone currently working on support for this? Does anyone have any > ideas about where one could go to get information about where to start > if one was to start writing a driver? At this moment I am writing a userland (ugen) interface for the Logitech Quickcam Zoom. I already get a YUV-packet picture out of the cam at this moment. It's still far from finished, but i'm working on in. Since the Logitech cam uses a module made by Philips, this driver will also support a range of Philips USB webcams. (at least, that's my goal :) > (I am about to buy a webcam for use in windows, it would be nice if I > could choose a webcam which someone is either writing a driver for > or knows where i coudl get information on them so that I could > try and write one). > > Any info appreciated! > > - jacob > > _______________________________________________________ > Jacob Rhoden Phone: +61 3 9844 6102 > ITS Division Email: jrhoden@unimelb.edu.au > Melbourne University Mobile: +61 403 788 386 > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message grtz, Daan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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