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Dinth

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From: London

Registered: 2009-03-02

Posts: 238

Desktop as V4L ?

Is there any way (maybe some kind of wraper) on linux to capture desktop as v4l device ? I would like to show someone on skype what im currently doing on computer.

LeoSolaris

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From: South Carolina

Registered: 2008-03-30

Posts: 354

Re: Desktop as V4L ?

Istanbul (AUR), Xvidcap (Extra), recordMyDesktop (Community and AUR), Pyvnc2swf (AUR)

I am sure there are others.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Screenca … 2626.shtml

Edit: When I first read the title, I figured you wanted to sure your wallpaper to your webcam. (either mildly narcissistic or paranoid, depending on what you set the cam to watch.)

Last edited by LeoSolaris (2009-04-15 12:37:32)

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Dinth

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From: London

Registered: 2009-03-02

Posts: 238

Re: Desktop as V4L ?

No, no, you misunderstood me. I know recordMyDesktop, etc but i want to capture my desktop AS v4l device, so applications which take data from v4l could capture my desktop. Ive found xf86-video-v4l driver in repos, and i THINK it does this, but when i would set this driver in my xorg.conf, i couldnt use my monitor

jack.mitchell

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From: Ely, Cambridgeshire, UK

Registered: 2008-08-28

Posts: 156

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Re: Desktop as V4L ?

Could you possibly set up dual screen, with one screen using your monitor and the other with the v4l driver in clone mode? I have no idea if this is possible but just throwing ideas about.

Jack.