----- Original Message ----- From: "Lucas Correia Villa Real" <lucasvr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <video4linux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2003 12:35 PM Subject: multiple open()'s on the same device > Hi, > > I am playing with a Bt878-based card, which has 4 input sources. Actually, > using bttv 0.9.11, I can open() the v4l device twice, but I can't capture > data using different input sources (television on app1 / composite1 on app2). > Is this possible on the current status of bttv drivers? Please note I didn't > try this with applications other than xawtv. > This physically isn't possible (and thus never will be) since there is only one capture device on the card. The different inputs are merely switched between the capture section of the BT878. CH
