Webcams on Linux
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If you’re looking to hook a webcam to your Linux box, all is not lost. The following sites contain drivers for specific cameras and plenty of information to get you up and running:
Philips chipset USB cameras (including Logitech and Creative Labs models)
Logitech QuickCam Express
CPiA chip cameras
If you already have a camera and it’s not listed in or supported by the above projects, then check out the Linux USB Devices page for video devices: http://www.qbik.ch/usb/devices/showdevcat.php?id=9
If your camera’s still not listed, you may be able to turn up more info with some good Googling. If you have coding skills, you may even be able to write your own drivers and contribute back to the kernel or one of the projects above. If not, well, there’s always eBay…
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Katarzyna Kaczor
November 19th, 2007
at 2:04am
Hello,
My name is Katarzyna Kaczor and I am an editorial assistant in Linux+DVD
magazine. It’s a quaterly totally devoted to Linux and Open Source,
distributed all over the US. We are also entering the British market.
For more details please visit www.lpmagazine.org/en
I am currently collecting the articles for the next issue and I am seeking
people who could wrtite a short consumer opinion on webcam running on
Linux. Perhaps you could help me in this.
Please, let me know if you are interested in cooperation with Linux+ magazine,
I will send you more details then.
I look forward in working together.
Best, Kate