Re: [PLUG] videocam

[Paul <paul@dpagin.net>]

Firewire would definately be better for video.  I don't know about 
Firewire support in Linux.  USB support is there.

I tried using a cheap USB webcam and found the quality to be 
unacceptable.  I got better results with a video capture card and a real 
camcorder, even though the camcorder is aged.  I also heard that two 
streaming USBs cameras use too much bandwitdh on the USB bus.  Not 
likely with Firewire.

Digital makes sense if your interfacing with a computer since you would 
otherwise need to convert to digital anyway.


jeff wrote:

> I'm contemplating the purchase of a videocam and wanted to check in with
> people who know better than I do about connectivity and performance.
>
> I like lots of ins and outs but what does linux like?  Is it ok with usb
> for video?  Is firewire an improvement that would make it a good idea to
> get an add-in card for it?  Are they generally linux-friendly?
>
> My application would be occasionally dumping video to the hd to edit and
> compile.  Not thinking about DVD yet - only have cd.  I have done
> dumping of analog video to pc and editing.
>
> And for the cam folks, is there a point to digital over analog?
>
>  

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