Changes between Version 7 and Version 8 of Webcam

Timestamp:

01/11/17 15:35:18 (4 years ago)

Author:

Antoine Martin

Comment:

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Webcam

@@ -3 +3 @@
 = Webcam =
 
-This feature is experimental in version 0.17.
+This feature allows a webcam attached to the client to be exposed to the applications running on the server.
+
+The webcam is not forwarded by default unless: the webcam option is used or the webcam is activated manually from the system tray menu.
+}}}
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+
+{{{#!div class="box"
+== Limitations ==
 
 Known limitations and caveats - see #1113:
@@ -11 +18 @@
 * low resolution (hardcoded csc dependencies)
 * no support for multiple sessions per server..
-* no detection of when devices are added or removed? (dbus?)
+* limited detection of devices added or removed from the system
 * it uses too much bandwidth (mostly wasted too)
 * server setup requires an out of tree kernel module
@@ -21 +28 @@
 = Installation =
 
-Clients only rely on [http://opencv.org/ opencv] and its python bindings. (the win32 installers include it, )
+Clients only rely on [http://opencv.org/ opencv] and its python bindings. (the win32 installers include it)
 
 The server relies on a virtual video device, you must install the {{{v4l2loopback}}} kernel module from [https://github.com/umlaeute/v4l2loopback].
@@ -33 +40 @@
 = Usage =
 
-The server should work out of the box.
+The server should work out of the box provided that the kernel module is loaded.
 
-Until a systray menu is added, you must start the client with {{{--webcam=on}}}.
-(you can also specify which video device to use: {{{--webcam=/dev/video2}}})
+You can enable the webcam from the client's system tray menu, or using the command line option {{{webcam=on}}}, you can also specify which video device to forward on the command line {{{--webcam=/dev/video2}}}.
 }}}
 
@@ -50 +56 @@
 }}}
 
-Versions 0.17.0-r11886 onwards include test application for capturing from the webcam using the same code that will be used to forward the webcam data to the server, run {{{./xpra/scripts/show_webcam.py}}}, or {{{Webcam_Test}}} on win32 and OSX.
+Binary installations should include a test application for capturing from the webcam using the same code that will be used to forward the webcam data to the server, run {{{./xpra/scripts/show_webcam.py}}}, or {{{Webcam_Test}}} on win32 and OSX.
 }}}