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Device drivers for real-time video capture

Video4Linux is a collection of device drivers and an API for supporting realtime video capture on Linux systems. It supports USB webcams, TV tuners, CSI cameras, and related devices, standardizing their output, so programmers can easily add video support to their applications. Wikipedia →

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Learning PHP, MySQL & JavaScriptRobin Nixon · 2009
Digital planetGeorge Beekman, Ben Beekman · 2011
Raspberry Pi CookbookSimon Monk · 2014
Understanding Computers Today and TomorrowDeborah Morley · 2003
Intelligent Technologies and Engineering SystemsJengnan Juang · 2013
Emerging Technologies for Information Systems, Computing, and ManagementW. Eric Wong · 2013
Discovering Computers 2018Misty E. Vermaat, Susan Sebok · 2017
The Official Blender 2.3 guideTon Roosendaal, Stefano Selleri · 2004

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