On Wed, Dec 24, 2003 at 07:24:47PM +0900, ?$B!! ?$B!! wrote: > I am digging around but can't seem to find any info > regarding video4linux usage/development without using X11. > I would like to know if it is possible to use video4linux > to capture video input to a console buffer. > > or is X11 a requirement in all cases? Video4linux does not need X11 at all. If you are using the framebuffer video drivers there are apps like "fbtv" which place the TV picture in the top right of the console. Obviously this does not work in vga text mode
