[needs-packaging] DV4Linux - DV firewire video for V4L
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| Ubuntu |
Confirmed
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Bug Description
URL:
http://
https:/
Description:
With DV4Linux, you can finally use your V4L application with ordinary consumer level DV cameras
DV4Linux provides two programs to access the camcorder.
1) "dv4lstart" uses the LD_PRELOAD mechanism and works with most programs.
2) "dv4l" uses the vloopback kernel module and might work better than dv4lstart in some cases. Most V4L applications run with both programs, some only with one of them.
DV4Linux overcomes the following problems ;
a) The main video API for Linux - Video4Linux or V4L - does not support any FireWire devices. You have to use one of those cheap USB webcams, even if you own a camcorder with a much better lens and higher framerates.
b) Coriander is a tool to access FireWire cameras using the V4L API. Unfortunately, it works only with IIDC compatible cameras, not with camcorders.
DV4Linux is not as fancy as Coriander, but provides a similar functionality for camcorders.
License:
GNU GPL
see https:/
Note:
Please make versions for all CPU architectures including AMD64 (good for multimedia).
If "dv4l" has problems because of the kernel, then at least make dv4lstart, so there is some way to get DV firewire input into V4L.
