Webcam Driver?

thewonderidiot · Post by **thewonderidiot** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:41 pm

Just out of curiosity, are there any webcams or cameras out there that are "open" enough to provide specifications so I could write a driver for them (preferably without any reverse engineering)? I've been thinking about trying a motion-based UI, but I need some way to capture live video. I haven't researched the subject terribly far, but I haven't scratched up anything yet. Does anybody here have any idea?

bluecode · Post by **bluecode** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:28 pm

USB.org:
* USB Specification
* Approved Device Class Documents (Look for "Video Class")

And depending on the Controller: UHCI, OHCI or EHCI Specification[/u]

Brynet-Inc · Post by **Brynet-Inc** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:49 pm

Several "USB Webcams" use proprietary connectivity protocols sadly..

For cameras that take "Pictures" or "Record Video", most should implement the USB Mass Storage protocol with a FAT formatted file system..

But bluecode is correct...

Newer devices might support the USB "Video Class" specification for live video..

And there is a Open Source driver available for Linux..
http://linux-uvc.berlios.de/

Good luck...

lukem95 · Post by **lukem95** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 9:30 am

Logitech Quickam for Notebooks Pro, Quickcam Fusion and Quickcam Orbit MP

Taken from google ^^

So yes, i guess if you took a look at that code you could get these cams working (all 1.3mp so not crap ones either)

EDIT:

it has a list at bottom of http://linux-uvc.berlios.de/ page.