Re: [Ekiga-list] Philips SPC620NC, Video garbled

["Edward Dunagin" <edunagin gmail com>]

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On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 12:41 PM, Nikolaus Rath <Nikolaus rath org> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am using a Philips SPC620NC webcam using the v4l2 driver. Ekiga
> version is 2.0.12 (from Ubuntu Hardy). Ekiga's configuration druid
> successfully performs all the tests. I can also access the webcam
> sucessfully using e.g. mplayer and luvcview (example screenshot:
> http://launchpadlibrarian.net/15698358/Screenshot-MPlayer-1.png ).
>
> In ekiga however, the video display is mangled. It is solely in green
> and has horizontal stripes all over. I have uploaded a screenshot to
> http://launchpadlibrarian.net/15698333/Screenshot-Ekiga.png
>
> I have also enquired on the linux-uvc driver list about this issue. I
> was told that such a phenomenon might happen if ekiga receives yuv
> data but interprets it as png.
>
> Interestingly enough, luvcview tells me that my camera only sends in
> yuv:
>
> # luvcview -f jpg
> luvcview version 0.2.1
> Video driver: x11
> A window manager is available
> video /dev/video0
> Unable to set format: 22.
>  Init v4L2 failed !! exit fatal
>
> and directly terminates.
>
> nokile:~/projekte/s3fs$ luvcview -f yuv
> luvcview version 0.2.1
> Video driver: x11
> A window manager is available
> video /dev/video0
>
> shows the picture nicely.
>
>
> However, I also heard that other people with webcams who deliver only
> yuv are running ekiga nicely, so I suppose it is not a principal
> problem.
>
>
> Does someone have an idea how I can fix this problem? Is there an
> option to force ekiga to use the yuv format or something like that?
>
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
>
> Best,
>
>
>   -Nikolaus
>
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