Re: [Ekiga-list] Logitech cameras

[Bret Busby <bret busby net>]

On Thu, 3 Sep 2009, peasthope shaw ca wrote:

> Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 09:51:51 -0700
> From: peasthope shaw ca
> Reply-To: Ekiga mailing list <ekiga-list gnome org>
> To: ekiga-list gnome org
> Cc: peasthope shaw ca
> Subject: [Ekiga-list] Logitech cameras
>
> In case anyone is thinking of buying a Logitech
> camera, this list should be consulted.
>
> http://www.quickcamteam.net/devices/logitech_uvc_device_list.pdf
>
> According to the date at the bottom, it is only
> a few days old.  I wonder how many thousands or
> millions of hours Linux users have wasted puzzling
> over unsupported cameras.  =8-|
>
> Regards,     ... Peter E.

As I have previously said in a posting, I have a Logitech Communicate 
STX, which appears to work without any (major) problems, on my laptop 
running Ubuntu 8.04 and Ekiga.

The sound input (webcam microphone) seems to be incompatible with skype, 
running on Ubuntu 8.04, but the webcam seems to work okay with Ubuntu 
and Ekiga.

The only problem that I have so far found, is that Ekiga does not (in 
the version that I previously cited) provide for recording video clips, 
so the only way that I can record videoclips with the webcam, at 
present, is to reboot into Windows (XP) and record a videoclip (to send 
to family members who do not have or use video call software), which, 
unfortunately, is limited to the .wmv file format.

But, the webcam tests okay with the version of Ekiga that I have 
previously cited, running on Ubuntu 8.04.

But, as no-on has apparently acknowledged, or responded to, my previous 
posting, perhaps no-one is interested in the information.

--
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
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