setting up a video cam

Mario César wrote:
> Your question #4765 on GStreamer changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/gstreamer/+ticket/4765
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Mario César proposed the following answer:
> depends, if you want use your video camera like a web cam and it's
> capable, just plug it, before install camstreams with apt-get to see it.
> most of the video cameras, had support on ubuntu.
>
> don't forget to look for the video4linux and webcam packages on
> synaptic.
>
> can you tell what exactly do you want to do with your camera?
>
> regards
>
> _______________________________________________________________________
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> know that it is solved:
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>
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>
Thank you for responding. However I dont understand the procedure from
your description. Are you describing an app: camstreams? Please be more
explicit. What Im going to do with cam? Use it during chats to view the
other person and vice versa. If possible, show scenes of my
home/neighborhood.

Geoffree

well using your camera as a a webcam it's quite easy.

1. camstreams is a webcam viewer, i like it cause it's fully compatible
with my cam.

to install it just do a:

$ sudo apt-get install camstream

or search it on synaptic System -> Administer -> Synaptic

there is a lot of webcam viewers on the Ubuntu repos(if you have enable the
universe and multiverse repos), just search for webcam on synaptic.

2. To use your camera to chat on Ubuntu there is Ekiga ($sudo apt-get
install ekiga), a very nice video conference app, you must have an account
and also your friends.

there are other apps, but i never probe them, like gaim-vv to do
videoconferences with Yahoo and Jabber users. and amsn with MSN users

3. To do a home Surveillance Camera, you can use the motion command from
console, motion Detect movement with your camera.

$sudo apt-get install motion

after just do "$man motion" on the console to get more info about how to use
it.

4. If you want to create a webcam server ... it's quite long to explain now,
there is lot of manuals on google

5. This had to be first to say to you ! if camestreams don't recognize your
camera, you may have to look for an specific drivers for your camera. Tell
me, if so.

regards from Bolivia,

2007/4/7, geoffree < <email address hidden>>:
>
> Question #4765 on GStreamer changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/gstreamer/+ticket/4765
>
> Status: Answered => Open
>
> geoffree is still having a problem:
> Mario César wrote:
> > Your question #4765 on GStreamer changed:
> > https://answers.launchpad.net/gstreamer/+ticket/4765
> >
> > Status: Open => Answered
> >
> > Mario César proposed the following answer:
> > depends, if you want use your video camera like a web cam and it's
> > capable, just plug it, before install camstreams with apt-get to see it.
> > most of the video cameras, had support on ubuntu.
> >
> > don't forget to look for the video4linux and webcam packages on
> > synaptic.
> >
> > can you tell what exactly do you want to do with your camera?
> >
> > regards
> >
> > _______________________________________________________________________
> > If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
>
> > know that it is solved:
> >
> https://answers.launchpad.net/gstreamer/+ticket/4765/+confirm?answer_id=0
> >
> > If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go to the
> > following page to enter your feedback:
> > https://answers.launchpad.net/gstreamer/+ticket/4765
> >
> Thank you for responding. However I dont understand the procedure from
> your description. Are you describing an app: camstreams? Please be more
> explicit. What Im going to do with cam? Use it during chats to view the
> other person and vice versa. If possible, show scenes of my
> home/neighborhood.
>
> Geoffree
>

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Mario César wrote:
> Your question #4765 on GStreamer changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/gstreamer/+ticket/4765
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Mario César proposed the following answer:
> well using your camera as a a webcam it's quite easy.
>
> 1. camstreams is a webcam viewer, i like it cause it's fully compatible
> with my cam.
>
> to install it just do a:
>
> $ sudo apt-get install camstream
>
> or search it on synaptic System -> Administer -> Synaptic
>
> there is a lot of webcam viewers on the Ubuntu repos(if you have enable the
> universe and multiverse repos), just search for webcam on synaptic.
>
> 2. To use your camera to chat on Ubuntu there is Ekiga ($sudo apt-get
> install ekiga), a very nice video conference app, you must have an account
> and also your friends.
>
> there are other apps, but i never probe them, like gaim-vv to do
> videoconferences with Yahoo and Jabber users. and amsn with MSN users
>
> 3. To do a home Surveillance Camera, you can use the motion command from
> console, motion Detect movement with your camera.
>
> $sudo apt-get install motion
>
> after just do "$man motion" on the console to get more info about how to use
> it.
>
> 4. If you want to create a webcam server ... it's quite long to explain now,
> there is lot of manuals on google
>
> 5. This had to be first to say to you ! if camestreams don't recognize your
> camera, you may have to look for an specific drivers for your camera. Tell
> me, if so.
>
> regards from Bolivia,
>
>
> 2007/4/7, geoffree < <email address hidden>>:
>> Question #4765 on GStreamer changed:
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/gstreamer/+ticket/4765
>>
>> Status: Answered => Open
>>
>> geoffree is still having a problem:
>> Mario César wrote:
>>> Your question #4765 on GStreamer changed:
>>> https://answers.launchpad.net/gstreamer/+ticket/4765
>>>
>>> Status: Open => Answered
>>>
>>> Mario César proposed the following answer:
>>> depends, if you want use your video camera like a web cam and it's
>>> capable, just plug it, before install camstreams with apt-get to see it.
>>> most of the video cameras, had support on ubuntu.
>>>
>>> don't forget to look for the video4linux and webcam packages on
>>> synaptic.
>>>
>>> can you tell what exactly do you want to do with your camera?
>>>
>>> regards
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________________________________
>>> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
>>> know that it is solved:
>>>
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/gstreamer/+ticket/4765/+confirm?answer_id=0
>>> If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go to the
>>> following page to enter your feedback:
>>> https://answers.launchpad.net/gstreamer/+ticket/4765
>>>
>> Thank you for responding. However I dont understand the procedure from
>> your description. Are you describing an app: camstreams? Please be more
>> explicit. What Im going to do with cam? Use it during chats to view the
>> other person and vice versa. If possible, show scenes of my
>> home/neighborhood.
>>
>> Geoffree
>>
>
>
Thanks very much Mario for your response. I will put into action.

Geoffrey

Thanks again, Mario. It has taken me a little search to find out how to indicate that the problem is solved.