Re: Webcam wanted

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On Sun, 26 Mar 2023 12:39:40 -0700 (PDT)
Len Ovens <len@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>On Sat, 25 Mar 2023, Will Godfrey wrote:
>
>> Can anyone recommend a mid range one *known* to work with Linux, including
>> Jack audio?  
>
>Most of the USB webcams seem to work. Most of the Mics do show up as ALSA 
>devices. Do look at /proc/asound/card<whatever is your webcam>/stream0 for 
>a line like:
>Rates: 48000, 44100
>You will probably find the rate is very low like 32000 or something which 
>is _not_ a good start as a jack master. I would prefer running jack either 
>with some other device that has 48000 (internal or whatever) or dummy, set 
>to a reasonable rate. then use alsa_in or zita-a2j to import the mic audio
>
>Len
>
>--
>Len Ovens
>www.ovenwerks.net


Thanks a lot everyone for your suggestions, and especially this - something I
hadn't thought of.

With prices of everything here galloping away I have to be very sure I don't
waste money on something that doesn't work!

-- 
Will J Godfrey {apparently now an 'elderly'}
https://willgodfrey.bandcamp.com/
http://yoshimi.github.io
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Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song.
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