Version: (using Devel) Compiler: GCC-4.3.3 --march=native -ggdb -O2 OS: Linux Installed from: Compiled sources comawhite@Narf ~ $ v4l-info ### v4l2 device info [/dev/video0] ### general info VIDIOC_QUERYCAP driver : "spca561" card : "Camera" bus_info : "0000:00:0b.0" version : 2.3.0 capabilities : 0x5000001 [VIDEO_CAPTURE,READWRITE,STREAMING] standards inputs VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT(0) index : 0 name : "spca561" type : CAMERA audioset : 0 tuner : 0 std : 0x0 [] status : 0x0 [] video capture VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(0,VIDEO_CAPTURE) index : 0 type : VIDEO_CAPTURE flags : 1 description : "S561" pixelformat : 0x31363553 [S561] VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(1,VIDEO_CAPTURE) index : 1 type : VIDEO_CAPTURE flags : 0 description : "GBRG" pixelformat : 0x47524247 [GBRG] VIDIOC_G_FMT(VIDEO_CAPTURE) type : VIDEO_CAPTURE fmt.pix.width : 352 fmt.pix.height : 288 fmt.pix.pixelformat : 0x31363553 [S561] fmt.pix.field : NONE fmt.pix.bytesperline : 352 fmt.pix.sizeimage : 50688 fmt.pix.colorspace : SRGB fmt.pix.priv : 0 controls ### video4linux device info [/dev/video0] ### general info VIDIOCGCAP name : "Camera" type : 0x1 [CAPTURE] channels : 1 audios : 0 maxwidth : 352 maxheight : 288 minwidth : 48 minheight : 32 channels VIDIOCGCHAN(0) channel : 0 name : "spca561" tuners : 0 flags : 0x0 [] type : CAMERA norm : 0 tuner ioctl VIDIOCGTUNER: Invalid argument audio ioctl VIDIOCGAUDIO: Invalid argument picture VIDIOCGPICT brightness : 0 hue : 0 colour : 0 contrast : 0 whiteness : 0 depth : 8 palette : unknown buffer ioctl VIDIOCGFBUF: Invalid argument window VIDIOCGWIN x : 0 y : 0 width : 352 height : 288 chromakey : 0 flags : 0
Hi Keith, could you try to build Kopete with my libv4l patch (and libv4l itself :)? It should help, I need some response because actually I don't have affected webcam. Patch review: http://reviewboard.kde.org/r/266/ Libv4l: http://freshmeat.net/projects/libv4l/?branch_id=76006&release_id=286931 Hans'es Blog: http://hansdegoede.livejournal.com/3636.html Thanks
Yay I can see myself now ^_^. But the only problem I am having is none of the brightness, etc controls are working. The image is too dark. And if I enabled the brightness thing. It makes the picture um weird like a little better bug flickers sorta.
Ok, thanks for report. Adding Hans de Goede to CC (if he doesn't mind). I think he could help as libv4l author and Linux webcam guru.
Keith, try installing v4l2ucp and using that to change the controls, most applications do not handle v4l2 controls properly (they assume a fixed set of controls instead of enumerating them). Also what kernel are you using?
I'm using Gentoo's kerenl 2.6.28, How btw where can I get v4l2ucp?
(In reply to comment #5) > I'm using Gentoo's kerenl 2.6.28, How btw where can I get v4l2ucp? http://v4l2ucp.sourceforge.net/ (first hit for v4l2ucp in google)
it requires qt3 from what I gather. I managed to change the exposure (why it was like that). And got VLC to save the sets now it works perfectly. Waiting for my friend to get online to see if she can view it now. I'll post back if that works
hmm apparently I can't send the invite :S
Libv4l is mandatory for Kopete since KDE SC 4.4.1. So according to comment #2, this bug is fixed. Concerning picture quality adjustment: Video controls have been reworked for KDE SC 4.5. All (and only) controls that are supported by the device/driver are now adjustable and you can reset them to default values with a single click. Concerning comment #8: Please open a separate bug report for this issue (after searching for duplicates !).