On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:41:37 +0200 "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 9:42 AM, J. Bakshi<[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Dear list, > >> > >> I have tested my webcam with guvcviwe and the cam is running fine. > >> Now I like to place a tiny viewer on my desktop which simply > >> sits at the corner of my desktop and whenever I like I can > >> record the views. Is there any ? > >> > >> Thanks > >> > > Hi, not especially tiny but I like vlc. You can choose the minimal > interface and get just the output from the webcam without any menu. VLC > allows to resize the window, choose output proportions, take captures > and much more with just a right-clic on the output window. > Be careful to choose the right video output module for your system, as > here cpu use can range from 40 % (all in software and cpu) to 5% with > proper output module. > vlc can be launched from the command line or a script easily. > > HIH > > Thanks for the info. I have checked vlc, but as you have pointed out it is a cpu consuming viewer. I need such a small tool which always sits at the corner of my desktop to view through camera and on demand it will do the capture. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
