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==== How can I use my usb webcam on dyne:bolic? ==== = Webcam command line applications =
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You have to activate the camera loading its kernel module, depending on the webcam you've got:
        
 *for '''logitech/dexxa''' quickcams the module is ''mod_quickcam'' and is installed by typing, at terminal:
 
 ''modprobe mod_quickcam''
Check also [[RTSPHolocaust]]
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 *for '''philips''' webcams the module is ''pwc'':
 
 ''modprobe pwc''
== Configuration script ==
Dyne works fine with logitech quickcam :
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 *for other webcams, please refer to the [http://www.linux-usb.org linux-usb] site.
        
'''Please note''' that hasciicam and freej '''don't''' support philips webcams.

Once the module is loaded, you will get a device called ''/dev/v4l/video0''

For convenience, you could also make a link to it:
''modprobe mod_quickcam.o''
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[http://dynebolic.org/ dyne:bolic homepage]
Check [[TroubleShooting]] for other webcams



== Screenshot ==
* [[http://www.lea-linux.org/cached/index/Software-soft_multi-webcam.html]] is a tutorial for using "webcam" , a simple grabber for webcams.
* [[http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/Motion/MotionGuide]] Motion can do everything with a webcam includind pre-treatments of grabbed images.
(todo : check the install in dyne...)

== Image filtering and analysing ==
[[http://www.imagemagick.org/script/index.php]] the classical image magick
(todo : check the install in dyne...)

== OCR ==

[[http://www.penguin-soft.com/penguin/man/1/gocr.html]] would do the trick
(todo : check the install in dyne...)



== Overall glue ==
A simple perl script in daemon mode would take a screenshot every second , a simple compare image would localize change in the picture and then activate the treatment and the "processing algorithm".

Webcam command line applications

Check also RTSPHolocaust

Configuration script

Dyne works fine with logitech quickcam :

modprobe mod_quickcam.o

ln -sf /dev/v4l/video0 /dev/video

Check TroubleShooting for other webcams

Screenshot

* http://www.lea-linux.org/cached/index/Software-soft_multi-webcam.html is a tutorial for using "webcam" , a simple grabber for webcams. * http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/Motion/MotionGuide Motion can do everything with a webcam includind pre-treatments of grabbed images. (todo : check the install in dyne...)

Image filtering and analysing

http://www.imagemagick.org/script/index.php the classical image magick (todo : check the install in dyne...)

OCR

http://www.penguin-soft.com/penguin/man/1/gocr.html would do the trick (todo : check the install in dyne...)

Overall glue

A simple perl script in daemon mode would take a screenshot every second , a simple compare image would localize change in the picture and then activate the treatment and the "processing algorithm".

webcam (last edited 2020-10-27 17:00:21 by asbesto)