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[http://unicap-imaging.org/ Website link]. unicap provides a uniform interface to video capture devices. It allows applications to use any supported video capture device via a single API. | [http://unicap-imaging.org/ Website link]. unicap provides a uniform interface to video capture devices. It allows applications to use any supported video capture device via a single API. | ||
'''libunicap''' supports V4L devices and firewire video devices. It provides an abstraction layer to video streams and devices [https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=34942 AUR package]. | |||
The project also provides a library, '''libucil''', providing easy to use functions to render text and graphic overlays onto video images [https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=34943 AUR package]. | |||
Finally, there is a GTK widget set for unicap, '''unicapGTK''', making GUI easy to develop [https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=34944 AUR package]. | |||
A test application for unicap has been developped, called '''UCView'''. [http://www.unicap-imaging.org/ucview.htm Webpage], [https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=14469 AUR package] | |||
Unicap is used in astronomy by [[GoQat]] and supports dynamic rewiring using [[VideoJack]] [http://unicap-imaging.org/vjackplugin.htm (unicap plugin link)]. | Unicap is used in astronomy by [[GoQat]] and supports dynamic rewiring using [[VideoJack]] [http://unicap-imaging.org/vjackplugin.htm (unicap plugin link)]. | ||
Latest revision as of 00:31, 14 September 2012
Unicap
Website link. unicap provides a uniform interface to video capture devices. It allows applications to use any supported video capture device via a single API.
libunicap supports V4L devices and firewire video devices. It provides an abstraction layer to video streams and devices AUR package.
The project also provides a library, libucil, providing easy to use functions to render text and graphic overlays onto video images AUR package.
Finally, there is a GTK widget set for unicap, unicapGTK, making GUI easy to develop AUR package.
A test application for unicap has been developped, called UCView. Webpage, AUR package
Unicap is used in astronomy by GoQat and supports dynamic rewiring using VideoJack (unicap plugin link).