[AG-TECH] Number of video devices

[shudo at ni.aist.go.jp]

Robert Olson <olson at mcs.anl.gov> wrote:

> Can you submit this as a feature request in the sourceforge bugtracker?

I did not know that there has been a SourceForge
project.  I'll submit this request on it.

  http://sf.net/projects/accessgrid/

> Have you had good success with the vloopback stuff? I've seen it, but never
> tried it out myself. Does it keep up with the fullrate video capture?

I have tried only an USB camera with the vloopback.  USB
cannt perform good framerate by nature, then the limit
of vloopback has not yet become clear. But I have not
felt it restricts the rate.

  Kazuyuki Shudo

> --bob
>
> At 08:31 PM 11/7/2001 +0900, shudo at ni.aist.go.jp wrote:
>
> >I've noticed VIC supports up to 4 video devices on
> >Linux. VIC scans from /dev/video0 through /dev/video3
> >and the names of the device files are hard-coded into
> >the executable.
> >
> >I need more device files because I have already over 4
> >video capture devices and want to use vloopback, which
> >consume 2 or more devicde files.
> >
> >   vloopback:
> >     http://motion.technolust.cx/vloopback/