Subj : Re: Webcam recommendations
To   : All
From : Daniel James
Date : Sat Nov 15 2025 12:54:42

On 15/11/2025 11:43, Daniel James wrote:
> Why it doesn't work with cheese on the Pi I can't say, though maybe the 
> buffer deadlock message from vlc contains a clue that cheese isn't doing 
> something necessary that vlc is?

.... On a Pi500+ the webcam works perfectly with cheese (and the same 
"CRITICAL" errors appear in the terminal window) but while vlc shows an 
image it is an inverse video image in magenta and green. The same 
"buffer deadlock" message is shown in the terminal window.

I'm baffled.

-- 
Cheers,
  Daniel.

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