It's good to know that `Creative labs ct6840' is capable of compression. Do I need to find any API (like pwc-ioctl.h for Philips WebCam) in addition to upgrade the ov511 driver? What kind of fps can I reach if I stick to this model of WebCam? Thank you. Stone --- Mark McClelland <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Jeff Anderson wrote: > > >We intend to use limited hardware (without any TV > >card.. ) because finally the project will be moved > >to laptops. DOes anybody get more fps using any > >Video Cameras. > > > >I used Creative labs ct6840 USB WebCam. And the > test > >was run on a dual CPU (800M) 512 MB mem Linux box > >(kernel 2.4.9-12smp). > > > That camera is capable of compression, which will > yield 10-15 FPS in > exchange for a moderate loss of quality. To use it, > you need a more > recent ov511 driver than the one included with the > 2.4 kernels, and the > ov511_decomp module. See > http://alpha.dyndns.org/ov511/ for more > information. > > For the best quality, you might want to buy a decent > CCD-based camera > with composite output, and an ov511-based USB TV > capture box (eg. > Lifeview USB Capview). The only drawback is that the > video will be > interlaced at 640x480, but otherwise the quality is > much better than > with the cheap CMOS sensor in the ct6840. As Dmitri > mentioned, a > firewire camera may be the best choice in your case. > > -- > Mark McClelland > mmcclell@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com
