WebcamStudio For GNU/Linux Files

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* Webcam Studio for GNU/Linux
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*   Created by Patrick Balleux
*    patrick.balleux@gmail.com
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*   2008-09-07
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Description
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WebcamStudio for GNU/Linux is a software that can take several video inputs 
and mix them together to produce a virtual webcam that can be used with any 
software compatible with V4L devices and also with the Flash player on site 
like Stickam and BlogTV.

It is based on the GStreamer framework using the gstreamer-java library
to interact with the framework.

Requirement
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- Java 6 (from Sun)
- GStreamer libraries (all of the plugins is recommended)
- Flashcam (for the Vloopback module)
- mjpeg_yuv_to_v4l (from xxx to foward automatically to the vloopback device)
- A good CPU...


Installation
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To enable a virtual webcam on you computer:
- Compile the source from Flashcam and install
- Compile the source from mjpegtools_yuv_to_v4l and install
- Load the vloopback module: sudo modprobe vloopback
- Have a look to identify your INPUT device (launch "dmesg", you will see
  it in the message from the module loader)

Note: The original vloopback module do not work with Flash, so we
have to use the vloopback module from the Flashcam project.

Note 2: If you are unable to install the vloopback module or the 
mjpegtools_yuv_to_v4l, don't worry, there is a test mode so you can see
what WebcamStudio is able to do.

Copy the archive on your hardisk and uncompress it's content.
To launch : [path to java]java -jar WebcamStudio.jar


Features
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- Test mode available as inputs and output
- Can write to a file or fifo the output video stream
- Compatible with Flash player
- Can read any video files, images and webcams that are supported by
  the GStreamer framework.  If it plays in Totem or shows in Cheese, 
  it will work!
- Can also capture the X11 display as a source
- Can be used with recordMyDesktop by using a fifo file
- Loading/Saving your settings to xml files
- Input resizing
- Can show several inputs as layers
- Opacity and Transparent effect by color on each source
- Subtitles with automatic scrolling
- Special effects applied seperatly on each source
- Live modification for some options
- Fast and easy


Examples
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- You can stream your unsupported webcam now by flash site
- Have an overlay image with logos and text over you webcam
- Show some scrolling text like your website, emails, etc...
- Apply some special effect to look way cool!
- Show you pictures and personal movies to the family without 
  leaving the webcam
- Give some help by showing how to do it on your desktop
- Have a composite of logos, several webcams to broadcast a live show!
- Display several sources and switch from one to another using the
  opacity setting

Hope that you will like WebcamStudio for GNU/Linux!

Patrick Balleux