Re: Webcam

[bob parker <bob_parker@dodo.com.au>]

On Sat, 28 Dec 2002 00:29, Jens Gecius wrote:
> bob parker <bob_parker@dodo.com.au> writes:
> > I have a usb webcam, it's branded 'Spirit WebCam DSC100'
> >
> > I can take up to 27 320 * 240 px photos at a time.
> >
> > What Linux software can I use to download the images to my hard drive.
> >
> > It came with software to do this in Wonders 98 but it really shits me
> > having to boot that.
>
> Why don't people use the software search facility provided by
> debian.org?
>
> http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages2.pl?keywords=webcam

I did that and I installed the package called webcam, it is a package for 
ftp loading a stream of webcam images to a server. It is not for dowloading
still images to the hard drive.

Why not try out your own advice before giving it to see if it does the job?