Re: [gentoo-user] Webcam ? Help me please...

[Al <al@ngale.adsl24.co.uk>]

>  
> Hi,
> 
> To watch some birds I have bought a Logitech QuickCam Pro For
> Notebooks WebCam.
> 
> I have configurted the kernel for UVC and compiled a driver
> as modulem which is stated to support my Cam.
> 
> ...the only thing I need is an application to make
> the video visible and which allows me to save the
> video and an application to control the
> cameras features.
> 
> I found "zoneminder" which is masked due to security issues
> and which neeed A LOT more things to support features I wont
> use (PHP, MySQL...).
> 
> I qsearched for web cam (not match) and other keywords without
> success.
> 
> A hint, what to install would be very helpful and heartly
> welcome!
> 
> Have a nice weekend!
> Kind regards,
> Meino Cramer
> 
Hi 2 more to try
guvcview
luvcview
both work with uvc web cams and can take snapshots and video

Also,
motion
motiontrack
are motion detection and recording apps

Al