Michelle Zaller wrote:
Dear V4L Gurus,
3. Any recommendations for frame grabbing devices that could be used
with a laptop running Linux, to grab a composite video frame (speed is
not an issue, so I assume I could even use a USB port). I can't use a
webcam, the signal is coming from an existing camera. The Iomega Buz
looks attractive, but I see from Iomega's website, that they are no
longer available from Iomega?
I own a LifeView USB CapView device that works very well under Linux
(disclaimer: I wrote the driver). It supports NTSC, PAL, and SECAM color
formats, has a composite and an S-Video input, and can capture at
320x240. 320x480 capture should be supported soon, as well.
Frame rates are 8-10 FPS uncompressed and 30 FPS compressed. The quality
is quite good, although it is unlikely that 640x480 capture will ever be
supported.
The driver is available at: http://alpha.dyndns.org/ov511/
The device can be purchased for 69.00 USD at: http://www.lifeview.com/
It may be available elsewhere for less. Your best bet is probably a
google search for "lifeview capview" or something like that.
I'm not qualified to answer your other questions, unfortunately.
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Mark McClelland
mmcclell@xxxxxxxxxxx
