kde laucher => multimedia => showebkam
DELETE OLD CONFIG FILES
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WHAT IS IT ?
it's a simple script that detects and show your webkam using ffplay or avplay. Make sure that your webkam is correctly installed , to check this type in a terminal
ls /dev | grep video
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USAGE
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showebkam
example :
showebkam -b /usr/bin/ffplay :set the path for ffplay or avplay
showebcam -d :enable debug mode
showebkam -ds :remove your config file located here /home/sem/.config/showebkam/.showebkam
showebkam -e :edit the config file /home/sem/.config/showebkam/.showebkam
showebkam -log :show the logfile /tmp/showebkam.log
showebkam -w video1 :set webcam 1 , you can get the list of your webcams typing ls /dev | grep video
showebkam -ws :write settings in the /home/sem/.config/showebkam/.showebkam
showebkam -vs 320x240 :set the video size for your webcam
showebkam -v :show the version and exit
showebkam -h
rint this help INSTALLATION
untar => just run ./install => system wide installation
(note the menu can't find the launcher you have to go in the multimedia section ... after a reboot you will will be able to find it
)i have tested only systemwide installation ... it should works even in local installation but i have not tested if you can see the launcher in multimedia section ...
yes i know webcamoid , and i know that in my system plasma crashes
yes there are other programs that i don't know i did it in 30 minutes so ...any insult is welcomed
IT DOESN'T WORK ?
well if ffplay can handle showebcam can
try to do this in konsole
ls /dev | grep video
if it's empty well that's is the problem
your webcam is not recognized!
OTHER STUFF
config file template
cat $HOME/.config/showebkam/.showebkam
device="video0"
resolution="320x240"
binary="/usr/bin/ffplay"
Ratings & Comments
2 Comments
finally a program that just does what it says. When I quit I get a pop-up saying "you get an error", apart from this it works perfect.
mmm try this : run the program normally then do grep -i err /tmp/showebkam.log