video recording

[george dicegeorge]

sorry for confusion-
the webcam worked when i was installing ubuntustudio12.04 on this laptop,
during installation it asked to take a photo with it for my login photo.

Cheese installed OK on my other computer with ubuntu10.04,
Cheese doesnt seem to have installed properly on this laptop
with ubuntustudio12.04.

its a novatech laptop with an i7,
the low latency of ubuntu studio seemed a good idea for recording etc
rather than all the clutter of win7.

novatech nspire 2760 black
http://www.novatech.co.uk/laptop/range/nspire2760-blackedition.html
Processor
Description :

Intel Core i7-2760QM Processor

Cache :

6MB

Clockspeed :

2.4GHz

Manufacturer :

Intel

Memory
Description :

2 X 4GB DDR3 1333Mhz Memory

Speed :

1333Mhz

Harddrive
Description :

Seagate Momentus XT 500GB Hybrid SSD SATA Hard Drive

Interface :

SATA

Technology :

Solid State Hybrid

Optical Drives
Description :

SATA DVD Writer

Graphics
Description :

NVIDIA GT 555M 2GB DDR3 Graphics

Chipset :

144 Shaders
CPU Clock 590Mhz
Memory Clock 900Mhz 
Shader Clock 1180Mhz 
Bus Width 128Bit
Bandwidth 28.8GB/s
Texture Fill Rate 14.2GT/s 


Chassis
Description :

1366 x 768 Resolution

Bluetooth :

Yes

Dimensions :

383 x 262 x 36.6

Graphics :

NVIDIA GT555 Mobile Graphics

Battery :

8 Cell 5200mAh Battery

Memory Capacity :

8GB

Memory Slots :

2

LAN :

On board 10/100/1000 Mbps Fast Ethernet controller

USB :

2 x USB 3.0 Ports 
2 x USB 2.0 Ports

Webcam :

1.3 Mega Pixel

Weight :

2.8KG

Screen :

15.6" (16:9) HD LED Backlight

Fingerprint Scanner :

Yes

Card Reader :

MMC, SD/SDHC/SDXC, MS/MS Pro/MS Pro HG, Memory Card

Wireless :

802.11 1x1 b/g/n



From: Mike Holstein 
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 4:09 PM
To: Ubuntu Studio Users Help and Discussion 
Subject: Re: video recording

i think i mis-read this message.. if the cam worked in 10.04, and not in 12.04, its likely something that *can* be supported in 12.04. i would just use 10.04 if all is working well... "if it aint broke" as they say... the kernel can become bloated if drivers are kept in it, and the support for your device could have been removed. you can always try different kernels, or build your own with support for your device, or add support to the current kernel. i *always* suggest trying the live CD's before installing to get an idea of hardware support. 


On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 10:59 AM, Adam Behnke <abehnke at gmail.com> wrote:

  thanks for trying out linux, i'm not sure of your urgency (perhaps a
  mac would be a better fit for you, web cams are easier to use than
  windows).

  if you ever would like to try again at a later time, please include
  the make/model of the computer and webcam (there maybe specific
  drivers involved).

  something that always trips me up if this is on a laptop, there might
  be a button to turn on the webcam. I have wasted a lot of time hunting
  down wireless issues when all i needed to do was turn it on lol.


  On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 10:31 AM, Mike Holstein <mikeh789 at gmail.com> wrote:
  > cheese doesn't include drivers or hardware support. that is likely the issue
  > you are experiencing, hardware support. enjoy windows 7, and let your
  > product vendor know that you would like linux support for your device.
  >
  > On Jun 6, 2012 10:07 AM, "george dicegeorge" <dicegeorge at hotmail.com> wrote:
  >>
  >> downloaded cheese but it didnt work on this laptop
  >> (although during install ubstudio used it to take my user picture)
  >> (it does on the ub10.04 desktop).
  >> oh well, havent time to debug it,
  >> thanks for the suggestion,
  >> back to win7...
  >>
  >> [g]
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >> From: Mike Holstein
  >> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 1:46 PM
  >> To: Ubuntu Studio Users Help and Discussion
  >> Subject: Re: video recording
  >>
  >>
  >> Cheese is simple.. try that.. enjoy!
  >>
  >> On Jun 6, 2012 8:43 AM, "george dicegeorge" <dicegeorge at hotmail.com>
  >> wrote:
  >>>
  >>> I installed UbuntuStudio on a laptop with a builtin camera
  >>> but couldnt find how to record simple video with it.
  >>>
  >>> Is there a simple video recorder built in,
  >>> (there SHOULD be)
  >>> or do I have to download something from Software Centre,
  >>> if so what is recommended?
  >>>
  >>> [george]
  >>>
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