http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/97/
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]]> en-us Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:30:55 +0000 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 19:00:49 +0000 QAPoll module http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/97/
Better support for those kind of hardware !

It is a SONIX Microdia (0x0c45:0x6270).]]> Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:06:02 +0000 Also configuring the brightness and other parameters is too hard and does not work on the application level, every application has to implement this feature for them selfs.]]> Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:14:14 +0000 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:45:01 +0000 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:21:38 +0000 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:28:13 +0000
This point could be merged with "Create a better hardware database":

http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/40/

Since that is where you need to go before buying a webcam and where you can find out if and how the camera works.

IF the hardware database is actually any good.]]> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:39:16 +0000 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:41:28 +0000 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:39:12 +0000
If a specific webcam doesn't work with Linux, the utility could point the user to the right place to "request the mfgr to work with Linux" and to "request Linux dev assistance" (e.g., https://groups.google.com/group/microdia).

The util could also provide a detailed list of programs that can be used with a webcam in Ubuntu.

Webcams need to work better in Linux for more adoption with people that use the Internet.

Shannon VanWagner

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Configuring my Labtec webcam in Gutsy has been a mess...and left me looking and feeling blue - the colour of the resultant image.

I also have built-in microphone problems.

Come on guys lets sort this out!]]> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:50:43 +0000
To add to the trouble, webcam makers are mostly not giving out any datasheets which forces us to reverse-engineer the windows driver. This takes time and is very hard to do.

If you have some programming skills I suggest you find out what chip you have inside your webcam and help out that project (if there is such a project, otherwise start a new one).

For all others, mail your webcam producer and demand a linux driver and/or check if the cam you're about to buy supports linux or not.]]> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:47:09 +0000
As for webcams, i don't have one :P but it would be nice for when i do get one!]]> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:52:03 +0000 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:54:42 +0000
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=695952

(I tried using the "Attach a ubuntuforums.org thread", but the app told me I needed to provide a title -- yet the title field is disabled.) ]]> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:03:18 +0000
webcam:Microsoft LifeCam VX-3000 (ubuntu Gutsy)

but in MAC OSx 10.5.2 Video okay no audio..lol


]]> Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:11:21 +0000 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 08:41:21 +0000 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 10:52:45 +0000 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 17:32:33 +0000 Sun, 02 Mar 2008 19:14:48 +0000 the quality of my cam only bad.]]> Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:38:38 +0000 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:00:02 +0000 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 01:28:49 +0000 THANKS...dm]]> Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:25:20 +0000
Could this approach also work for other, miscellaneous hardware that also attaches via USB?

Geoff]]> Tue, 06 May 2008 01:32:29 +0000 Tue, 06 May 2008 06:28:29 +0000
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Ekiga is under heavy changes. We are close to release a beta for version 3.0.

Ekiga has support for all API regarding webcams (v4l and v4l2), as well as firewire cameras (dc and avc). There is also special fix built in for some webcams.

Screenshot: http://blog.ekiga.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/ekiga3_video.png
Easy install of our current work (.deb packages): http://snapshots.ekiga.net/

Best regards,
Yannick ]]> Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:31:42 +0000 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:09:33 +0000 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:32:26 +0000 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:35:11 +0000 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:24:31 +0000 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:09:16 +0000
UVC in laymans terms means 1 driver, works with all UVC webcams. Vista and OSX already use it for their OS, so that people dont need to install drivers for their webcam to work.]]> Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:30:42 +0000 I mean, working sound I/O is absolutely crucial today.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SndHdaIntelSoundProblems]]> Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:23:11 +0000
http://linux-uvc.berlios.de/#devices]]> Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:19:06 +0000 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.20/+bug/87054

Anyway, here is a status comment from one of the core Microdia developers (describing mainline inclusion progress as of Feburary 18th 2009):
http://groups.google.com/group/microdia/browse_thread/thread/c97a89f79634a516?pli=1

Note that at least 22 new webcams are marked as SUPPORTED in the microdia tree. These cams work pretty well and have worked pretty well for some time. What's is needed is that someone submits the code to mainline and fixes all the issues that mainline kernel devs point out.]]> Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:42:29 +0000
03:02.0 Multimedia video controller: Internext Compression Inc iTVC16 (CX23416) MPEG-2 Encoder (rev 01)
0402:5602 ALi Corp. Video Camera Controller

Jaunty didn't support either device out of the box at all.

I just updated to karmic alpha3 and it went way smoother than I thought it would. The tv tuner is still not working though and the driver that I had compiled manually to get the webcam working in jaunty got replaced with a driver that works but the picture sucks so I'm going to have to try compiling and using the driver manually again. Bah...]]> Sat, 08 Aug 2009 19:00:49 +0000