Re: any tiny webcam viewer ?

["J. Bakshi" <bakshi12@gmail.com>]

On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:41:37 +0200
"tv.debian@googlemail.com" <tv.debian@googlemail.com> wrote:

> >> On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 9:42 AM, J. Bakshi<bakshi12@gmail.com>  wrote:
> >>
> >> Dear list,
> >>
> >> I have tested my webcam with guvcviwe and the cam is running fine.
> >> Now I like to place a tiny viewer on my desktop which simply
> >> sits at the corner of my desktop and whenever I like I can
> >> record the views. Is there any ?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> 
> Hi, not especially tiny but I like vlc. You can choose the minimal 
> interface and get just the output from the webcam without any menu. VLC 
> allows to resize the window, choose output proportions, take captures 
> and much more with just a right-clic on the output window.
> Be careful to choose the right video output module for your system, as 
> here cpu use can range from 40 % (all in software and cpu) to 5% with 
> proper output module.
> vlc can be launched from the command line or a script easily.
> 
> HIH
> 
> 

Thanks for the info. I have checked vlc, but as you have pointed out it is
a cpu consuming viewer. I need such a small tool which always sits at the
corner of my desktop to view through camera and on demand it will do the capture.