- Video4Linux
Video4Linux or V4L is a
video capture API forLinux . Several USBwebcam s, TV tuners, and other devices are supported. Video4Linux is closely integrated with theLinux kernel . Video4Linux was named afterVideo for Windows (which is sometimes abbreviated "V4W"), but is not technically related to it.V4L is in its second version. The original V4L was introduced late into the 2.1.X development cycle of the Linux kernel. Video4Linux2 fixed some design bugs and started appearing in the 2.5.X kernels. Video4Linux2 drivers include a compatibility mode for Video4Linux1 application, though practically, the support can be incomplete and it is recommended to use V4L2 devices in V4L2 mode.
oftware supporting Video4Linux
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aMSN
*Ekiga
*Skype
* [http://www.adobe.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/9/releasenotes.html#fixes_9031 Flash Player since 9.0.31.0 (Adobe, Linux Version)]
*FreeJ
*GStreamer
* kdetv
*MPlayer
*MythTV
*tvtime
*VLC media player
*xawtv
* ZappingExternal links
* [http://linuxtv.org/v4lwiki/index.php/Main_Page Video4Linux wiki]
* [http://www.exploits.org/v4l/ Video4Linux resources]
* [http://bytesex.org/v4l/ Video4Linux HQ]
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