[MPlayer-users] Problems recording pwc webcam

[Carl Eugen Hoyos]

andrea <mariofutire <at> googlemail.com> writes:

> I am trying to record using a Logitech PWC webcam 
> (Logitech QuickCam Pro 4000).
> I can play using mplayer but recording fails
> 
> 1) mencoder fails to start

Please note that MEncoder is not an actively 
maintained application for several years, please 
use FFmpeg for this task.

> 2) I cannot use -dumpstream in mplayer

-dumpstream does not work for every input, 
it cannot work for tv.
(It is particularly useful for dvb:// and dvd://)

Carl Eugen