On Sun, 2 Aug 2009, sisil mehta wrote:
Actually i'm a newb... i had some of the following questions: for using the camera do i need to add some path to the file->path section?
does the [#camera] object create? GridFlow adds two hidden lines to the file->path section, as soon as -lib gridflow is really loaded (without any "undefined symbol").
do i need to change over to pwc? or keep using v4l?
"pwc" itself is a driver, whereas "v4l1" and "v4l2" are protocols. the "pwc" driver talks with an app using "v4l1". there are some pwc-specific options in the [#camera] patch, which you can enable using the pwc toggle, but only if you know that the driver is pwc. don't try using the pwc options of [#camera] with cameras that don't go thru the pwc driver.
which one is required for webcam, mine is :creative integrated webcam.
Well, if you want to know which driver is being loaded for your camera, try this command:
lsmod | grep videodev
in my case, this shows:
videodev 33408 1 pwc v4l1_compat 13700 1 videodev
which means: videodev is a driver used by the pwc driver, and v4l1_compat is a driver used by the videodev driver. in the videodev line, you should have the drivers for any usb cameras you are using at the moment, plus drivers for any pci cards and pc-cards you have for that (TV input cards, etc.)
Ultimately i need to use #labeling , but i cant even find it...i have the newest version of gridflow.
this is a separate issue. or two. first, you can test [#labeling] without a camera, so you can fix your camera problems separately from your [#labeling].
BTW, if you use the gridflow cvs, please consider switching to the gridflow svn. I'm thinking about shutting down the gridflow cvs to make sure people who want the most recent gridflow don't trick themselves into thinking the cvs is the most recent. basically, I have replaced cvs by svn, but I left the cvs there just in case.
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