Re: [GnomeMeeting-list] AVC Firewire support?

[Georgi Georgiev <chutz gg3 net>]

On Wed, May 21, 2003 at 11:18:01AM +0200, Damien Sandras wrote:
> Perhaps I'll say something stupid here, but I think that the driver for
> audio support with Firewire could simply implement an OSS device that
> GnomeMeeting could use as a normal sound device.
> 
> That is the way it works with USB audio (headsets, integrated mic in
> cameras, ...).
> 
> But I'm not a Firewire expert on Linux :)

In the Firewire case, the device sends a DV stream which has both audio and
video in it. The current video support of PWLib looks for video frames, decodes
them and sends them on. The problem is that both video and audio grabbers have
to use the same stream if they are to be used together. I don't think anyone
would want to use the audio only. I believe that USB cameras with integrated
mics simply provide 1 USB hub and 2 devices connected to that hub, which is a
completely different story.

Let's not forget what the AVC cameras are after all - Audio/Video Camera. They
provide a stream that can easily be stored, played and/or edited. :)

I am still open to suggestions.

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