Hi Bob, > >I got a Pinacle LINX video capture device, an USB device. Anyone has > >experience with this and can give me a hint? Or direct me to a "video > >capture using Linux for dummies"? > > Do you have a model of that device and/or an URL to the manufacturer? www.pinnaclesys.com > Does it use a compatible chipset? How do I find which chipset it uses? > The first thing is to make sure USB works on your computer. > http://www.linux-usb.org/USB-guide/c607.html My Iomega Zip Drive 250Mb USB works fine, so I guess USB is ok. :-) Could someone point me to a beginners guide on how to do video capture, that is, save the video stream from LINX to am AVI or MPEG file? The device (LINX) is working fine under Windows. But I want to use it on Linux! []s, Fernando Lozano
