Web Cams

Thomas E. Dukes edukes at alltel.net
Mon Jan 17 14:01:07 UTC 2005


> Subject: Re: Web Cams
> 
> Neil Marjoram wrote:
> > I have got myself a little confused about web cams. I was 
> looking at 
> > the Philips chips, and then found that the support for PWC 
> / PWCX has 
> > been dropped,
> 
> I have the Philips webcam myself.  It worked from RH7.3 through RH9. 
> Since I have been running FC, it did not work under FC1 or 
> FC2; yet when I upgraded to FC3, I noticed it came right up 
> and works flawlessly under gnomemeeting and/or any other V4L 
> device application.  I'm pleased with it.
> 
> Alex

Don't mean to "hijack" this thread but I was considering using a webcam to
video conference with my daughter that lives a few states away.  Don't you
have to have a service to connect to, to be able to do this?  That's my
understanding.  If so is there a server for linux that will do this.

TIA




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