On Jan 7, 2008 10:14 AM, Chris Rankin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- Jack Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I still don't know how to make the USB mike on
> > my webcamera work but at least it isn't a specifically Ekiga problem.
>
> I am also have non-ekiga-specific trouble recording from USB webcams, e.g.
>
> $ arecord -t wav -f cd -d 5 -D webcam > testing.wav
>
> should record 5 seconds of sound from the PCM device called "webcam" that
> I have defined in my
> .asoundrc file as:
>
> pcm.webcam {
> type plug
> slave {
> pcm "hw:1,0"
> }
> }
>
> (sound card index 1). However, depending on the webcam, I either get 5
> seconds of silence instead,
> or arecord hangs, or it actually works in one case. There's definitely
> something funny going on...
>
> Cheers,
> Chris
>
Yeah, both Ekiga and Audacity _show_ the USB microphone, they just won't
_use_ it.
--
Jack Smith
English doesn't borrow from other languages -- English follows other
languages down dark alleys and takes what it wants.
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