Re: Webcam and IM
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On 05-07-2005 19:42, Rob Taylor wrote:
> On Tue, 2005-07-05 at 19:17 +0200, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
>>On 05-07-2005 18:40, Rob Taylor wrote:
>>
>>>I'm planning on doing some work on IM webcam stuff and RTP video
>>>streaming at debconf this year. If anyone's interested, i'd appreciate
>>>someone bringing another webcam for testing purposes...
>>
>>I brought an Apple iSight (the coolest firewire-based webcam) and a
>>Logitech QuickCam Notebook Pro (A compact USB-based webcam using the
>>controversial Philips pwc driver).
>
>
> cool, that'll be very useful. out of interest, whats controversial?
> I'd also be interested in improving the state of supported webcams in
> debian.
A good short intro is here: http://lwn.net/Articles/137824/
>>Beware that streaming out of the HUT can be trouble. I brought my
>>equipment to be able to chat with my girlfriend using H.323 but
>>apparently that's not an option on this otherwise extremely potent
>>network :-(
>
>
> well, as part of my work will be working on nat/firewall traversal, it
> should prove an interesting case ;) Hopefully i'll at least be able to
> get some code up and running to allow you at least a one-directional
> (outgoing) conversation with your gf ;)
Ah - Sounds great. Let's meet. Have you arrived yet? I am the wolverine
in room 32.
For your project it might be relevant also to have a look at my
investigations here: http://wiki.jones.dk/StreamingServer - either to
learn from it or to correct/update the page ;-)
- Jonas
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* Jonas Smedegaard - idealist og Internet-arkitekt
* Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/
- Enden er nær: http://www.shibumi.org/eoti.htm
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