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Re: Live Video via USB 2.0 from Sony DCR-TRV33 Camcorder



On Mon, 2006-01-09 at 20:46 -0500, David R. Litwin wrote:
> I should like to be able to see the live video from my Sony DCR-TRV33
> Camcorder on my Sid 2.6.14-686-smp KDE Pentium 4 Hyper-Threading
> Toshiba laptop machine (I hope that tells you what I'm running....)

P4 HT is irrelevant.

>  using USB 2.0. I know it can do this: I've done it in windows. But, I

This is the important part.

>  need a driver for Linux.
> 
> Any help would be thanked. I've googled my eyes out and haven't found
> a definitive answer.

No one has written a driver, I think.  Firewire is the the technology
of choice for those people writing video transport drivers and apps.
Kino is what to look for.  It is packaged in Debian.

Since this is a Sony camcorder, it must have an i.Link port on it,
no?  Or is it that the Toshiba doesn't have a Firewire port?

> Thank you kindly in advance.

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