2008/8/12 Bret Busby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Running m-a a-i qc-usb might have been easy, but it does not result in an > application that I can run. > > I still do not have an application that runs on Debian 4.0, that will allow > me to record video with sound, from the Logitech QuickCam Communicate STX. > > So, I booted the laptop into Windows XP, and installed the software that > came with the webcam, and got that running, but the video files that that > creates, are only in the .wmv file format, and the only application that I > have on Debian 4.0, that can read .wmv files, is xine, and, whilst that > plays the sound, it does things to the video component, that are like what I > imagine an acid trip to be like; kind of like a "Lucy in the sky with > diamonds" kind of thing. > > If I cannot run the webcam with Debian 4.0, to record videoclips, does a > converter exist for Debian 4.0, that can convert .wmv files into .mpeg > files, so that the files cam be platform independent? > > Apart from the desire to be able to use the webcam to make video files (and, > video calls) on Linux, I have a relative who uses a Mac, and I don't know > that .wmv files can be viewed on a Mac. >
The reason that Logitech does not support Linux is because traditional Linux users were too hardcore to write to the hardware companies and simply ask for it. They preferred to stay up at night with a hex editor and write their own drivers. Now that Linux is in use by the masses we can start asking the hardware manufacturers to support our OS. Here is the address to write to Logitech: http://logitech-en-amr.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/logitech_en_amr.cfg/php/enduser/ask.php Let them know that you use Debian and that you want to continue enjoying Logitech's quality hardware instead of going with a different webcam manufacturer. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
