Webcam Help Under Ubuntu Needed

[Patton Echols]

On 03/21/2010 02:30 PM, NoOp wrote:
> On 03/21/2010 12:11 PM, Graham Todd wrote:
>   
>> I have a Trust webcam which was given to me, so I don't have any
>> documentation (or any packing to give me its exact model), but when I
>> enter lsusb into a terminal, the relevant line relating to the webcam
>> shows as:
>>
>> Bus 001 Device 008: ID 093a:2460 Pixart Imaging, Inc. Q-TEC WEBCAM 100
>>
>> I get something when using Cheese; its out of focus and green, but
>> the webcam would seem to be recognised at least.  Can anybody help me
>> with advice on how to make this webcam work with Ubuntu?
>>
>> Alternatively, can anyone advise me which webcams they recommend to use
>> with IM packages (particularly aMSN) under Ubuntu?  I'd like the
>> picture to be bright, clear, and in focus so my grand children can see
>> how decrepit their grandfather really is....
>>
>>     
>
> Give guvcview a try. I had similar issues with cheese; guvcview provides
> considerably more options for adjusting the video & sound.
>   

Do the changes made with guvcview "stick" for other applications?  Like 
Skype?
>
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