On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:51:51 -0800 Auke Kok <auke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Eventually, the v4l library is needed when using any v4l2 driver, > > not only gspca. Hopefully, many popular applications now use it > > natively, as vlc 0.9.x. > > interesting, but I can't get vlc to understand either tv:// or > /dev/video0... any hints? You may find the command line syntax opening the device/file/network flow with the GUI. For webcams, I found: vlc v4l2:// :v4l2-dev=/dev/video0 :v4l2-standard=0 You may also start the webcam from a playlist with: #EXTINF:0,webcam #EXTVLCOPT:v4l2-dev=/dev/video0 #EXTVLCOPT:v4l2-standard=0 v4l2:// -- Ken ar c'hentañ | ** Breizh ha Linux atav! ** Jef | http://moinejf.free.fr/ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html