Linux uses a different device structure (Video4Linux) for video input than OS X, so [pdp_v4l] will never work.
In short, Linux users can access a USB camera with [pdp_v4l], but not a firewire one. OS X users can access a firewire camera with [pdp_ieee1394], but not a USB one.
If you use GEM on OS X, you can access either. You might need the macam drivers to use the USB camera:
http://webcam-osx.sourceforge.net/
best, d.
David Divilly wrote:
Thanks Jack .. Had a look at [pdp_ieee1394] .. but all my webcams are USB .. what I really want to know is what object will allow me to open these webcams like [pdp_v4l] (for linux) in OS X .. as per Example13 in the browser ..