[vox-tech] External USB webcam under Linux

[Alex Mandel]

Bill Kendrick wrote:
> So thinking back, I was an idiot, not getting a Dell laptop with a webcam.
> I mean... I'm the author of Tux Paint, right?  What better thing to do
> in Tux Paint than scribble a mustache on your own picture, right?
> 
> Anyway, I'm considering purchasing something, hopefully cheap and small.
> I'm looking at Portvideo as a library to use (within Tux Paint),
> which apparently uses Video4Linux behind the scenes.  (They suggest a
> "Philips ToUcam Pro", which I cannot find on Amazon, and don't see on eBay).
> 
> Does anyone here have one they can recommend?  And... if you have it handy,
> would you be willing to try using it with Portvideo to see if it works? :)
> 
> http://reactable.iua.upf.edu/?portvideo
> 
> Thanks!
> 
Find something off this list and you should be ok
http://mxhaard.free.fr/spca5xx.html

Alex