Webcam software reccomendation...?

[Charles E "RIck" Taylor IV]

On Sun, 2006-02-05 at 16:48 +0100, Thomas Kaiser (ubuntu) wrote:

> Take a look at http://mxhaard.free.fr/download.html
> 
> The spca tools (Spcaview & Spcaserv & Spcacat
> ) are very nice, too.

If spcacat supported auto-brightness, I'd be really happy.

As it is right now, I have an el-cheapo Quickcam (came in a box of 2
identical cameras for $20 on clearance) that's supported by the spca5xx
drivers.  spcacat takes a picture just fine, but it's usually way too
bright, since my camera's near a window.

As it is, I use spcaview to grab an avi file, then grab an image out of
it (after about ten seconds of auto-brightness adjusting the image),
then use that as the webcam image.  Not the most elegant solution, but
it works.

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