Thanks guys!
I used the:
ffmpeg -s 640x480 -r 15 -f video4linux2 -i /dev/video -b 800k out.avi
from David to capture some security video, leaving an OpenBSD 5.1 $200
ACER laptop running it, screen turned off, and tell tale lights taped over
with black tape.
Caught a thief (ex-employee), breaking in and stealing cash from our
office with a really clear picture, better than most security cameras.
Thanks also to Robert for some interesting extra pointers:
ffmpeg -s vga -f video4linux2 -i /dev/video -ac 2 -f sndio -i aucat:0 ff.mpg
And finally, I also worked out how to play with the default raw video,
from our video utility, if I want to record that, "video -o video.raw",
and play with it later
ffmpeg -s 640x480 -r 15 -pix_fmt yuyv422 -f rawvideo -i video.raw -b 800k
out.avi
First time playing with video is rather daunting with the millions of
options of ffmpeg, mencoder etc., so the beginner's example was what I
needed to save hours more of reading docs.
Thanks again!
Austin
