Re: [tlug] video4linux USB camera choice?

["A. Sajjad Zaidi" <sajjad@example.com>]

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On Mon, Nov 11, 2002 at 12:27:31PM +0900, Bruno Raoult wrote:
 
> I plan to try to have some video-conference with my family
> in France. I think gnomemeeting should be ok with Windows
> & MacOS software - at least google told me that :-)

Hi Bruno,

I havent tried gnomemeeting since it requires Gnome2, but it does
sound promising. Might give it a try after I upgrade my home machine.

> I would like to know which camera (USB is better) can be
> easily found in Akihabara, and is compatible with video4linux.
> Did someone already managed to have videoconf (audio/video)
> between these 3 OSes? (Linux/MacOS X/Windows). If yes, was it
> with gnomemeeting?

I bought a Creative Webcam a few months back which worked out of the box
on a RH7.2 system. I used Xawtv as the client and it worked perfectly,
although couldnt find a usable video conferencing client at that time.

Let us know how GnomeMeeting turns out.

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A. Sajjad Zaidi
System Administrator
Technology & Operations Div.
Digital Garage Inc.
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