From: Alex on
On Aug 27, 6:12 am, Miem <MiemC...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey,
>
> I need to connect 3 webcams to a labtop running Linux (Ubuntu or
> Fedora9) and periodically capture and save image frames from those 3
> webcams as fast as it can be.
>
> Later on I also repeat the same operation on a Windows XP machine
> belongs to someone else.
>
> I have limited budget and I want to use the same 3 webcams on two
> trials. I want my image frames in 640x480 or better resolution.
>
> Questions:
>   * Which webcams (brand name, model name) are known to be running
> both on Linux and on Win XP without any problem?
>   * Would it be a problem using 3 webcams on one PC?
>   * Is there any ready to use utility software that can capture image
> frames from 3 cameras simultaneously?
>   * Is there any open source code doing this in Linux?
>
> Thx,
>
> miemchan at gmail dot com

How simultaneously you want to capture images? If you want to build a
high level of sync between cameras, it is a problem. Few years back I
didn't find any problem for similar setup, but my cameras were on
different IP addresses and I didn't required sync between them
Alex