Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] Logitech QuickCam Express

[Jean-frederic Clere <jfclere sinix net>]

Damien Sandras wrote:

> On Sat, Feb 09, 2002 at 01:22:02PM +0100, Antonio-Blasco Bonito wrote:
> >
> > > From: Damien Sandras <dsandras seconix com>
> > > Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 12:52:32 +0100
> >
> > > On Sat, Feb 02, 2002 at 12:35:53AM +0100, Antonio-Blasco Bonito wrote:
> > >>
> > >> I cannot get video picture with my QuickCam Express. Gnomeeeting says
> > >> 00:30:11 :  Opening Video device
> > >> 00:30:11 :  Aperta con successo la periferica video /dev/video0,
> > canale
> > >> 0
> > >> But I get only a black window and /var/log/messages says
> > >> Feb  2 00:30:11 yoga kernel: quickcam: warning -> frame overflow
> > (123) > Try to know what that message means, and we will perhaps be able
> > to see
> > > what is wrong in pwlib for that webcam.
> > > My first suggestion would be to limit the frame rate in GnomeMeeting.
> >
> > The frame overflow kernel message is not relevant, I get the same with
> > xawtv, I discovered..
> >
> > But I found where the problem was... ;-)
> > The window size default was small and I had poor illumination. It looks
> > like, with small window, what gnomeeting grabs of the picture from my
> > camera is just the upper right portion, which was indeed dark, darkened.
> >
> > I don't know why but to get my face in the small window I have to slide
> > myself on the right of the camera... but the picture anyway is dark.
> >
> > If I choose large window the picture is OK: centered and bright.
>
> Apparently your driver doesn't support the QCIF size, and instead of resizeing, perhaps that it cuts the picture ...

That is exactly what the driver is doing... With HDCS and PB0100 sensors... I have made a note and I will try to fix
this problem.

>
>
> It is a driver problem thus...
>
> >
> > Thanks anyway.
> >
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