Being new to this and the fact that one time I did have xcaptest working on Linux can anyone give me some ideas as to why xcaptest isnt working. Below is the output I get. Also, sometimes a video window will flash up very briefly but to fast to see what is displayed. when used with VIC, vic simply locks up. ....chris Device node: /dev/video0 Device: Winnov Videum PCI AV (0) Capabilities: capture via read(); streaming capture; select() call; Video inputs on this device: 0: "MXC" is an analog input, no audio 1: "VID/Composite" is an analog input, no audio 2: "SVHS/S-Video" is an analog input, no audio S_INPUT returned error 22 Video standards supported: PAL, NTSC Video capture image formats supported: 0: RGB-16 (5-5-5) (uncompressed) 1: RGB-16 (5-6-5) (uncompressed) 2: RGB-24 (B-G-R) (uncompressed) 3: RGB-32 (B-G-R-?) (uncompressed) 4: Greyscale-8 (uncompressed) 5: YUV 4:2:2 (Y-U-Y-V) (uncompressed) 6: YUV 4:2:0 (planar) (uncompressed) 7: Winnov H/W Compressed (compressed) Controls supported: Label type Minimum Maximum Step Default Category Brightness (int) 0 15 1 8 Video Contrast (int) 0 15 1 4 Video Saturation (int) 0 15 1 4 Video Hue (int) 0 15 1 8 Video S_PARM returned error 22 S_FMT returned error 22