[PD] Multiple Webcams and Gem

Yves Degoyon ydegoyon at free.fr
Tue Aug 7 19:58:39 CEST 2007


Derek Holzer wrote:

>Linux uses a different device structure (Video4Linux) for video input 
>than OS X, so [pdp_v4l] will never work.
>
>In short, Linux users can access a USB camera with [pdp_v4l], but not a 
>firewire one.
>OS X users can access a firewire camera with [pdp_ieee1394], but not a 
>USB one.
>  
>
nope, some USB webcams will work,
it uses Quicktime interface in fact
like Gem.

hum,
sevy

>If you use GEM on OS X, you can access either. You might need the macam 
>drivers to use the USB camera:
>
>http://webcam-osx.sourceforge.net/
>
>best,
>d.
>
>
>
>David Divilly wrote:
>  
>
>>Thanks Jack ..
>>Had a look at [pdp_ieee1394] .. but all my webcams are USB ..
>>what I really want to know is what object will allow me to open these 
>>webcams like  [pdp_v4l] (for linux) in OS X .. as per Example13 in the 
>>browser ..
>>    
>>
>
>  
>

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