[LAU] [OT] DV/HDV camera recommendation ?

[Eric Steinberg]

I have a Unibrain Fire-i, which works very well with Coriander and other
stuff for tethered motion detection, effectv, etc.  It was very cheap, < $80
US.  I've used it to run the Reactable stuff, and a bunch of other
motion-based video apps.  I've also got an Aiptek flash-based HD
videocamera, which, while USB only, has worked very well for me and is cheap
too (about $125).  The Aiptek is for recording only- I just mention it in
case you're looking for a recorder as well.  Definitely stick with the
IIDC/DCAM/non-camcorder type if you're doing streaming or encoding or
effects or mo-cap on live video.

On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 11:56 AM, Olivier Guilyardi <ml at xung.org> wrote:

> Dave Phillips wrote:
>
> > I'm looking to buy a low-cost camcorder with FireWire out. Do any of you
> > LAUyers have a recommendation ? I'd like to stay under $200US if
> possible.
>
> To ensure Linux compatibility, try to get yourself a device that supports
> IIDC.
> Here's a quite exhaustive list (check the IIDC column) by libdc1394 author:
> http://damien.douxchamps.net/ieee1394/cameras
>
> We had a lot of problems setting up a DV live stream using ffmpeg because
> our
> camcorder lacked IIDC support.
>
> --
>   Olivier
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