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Update info and add a little fix to clean

* How to use effecttv with vloopback ?

You have to load your webcam / capture card kernel module , i.ex :

 modprobe pwc mbufs=3 size=vga fps=15

See dmesg output to know the video device used by your device :

pwc: Registered as /dev/video0

Load vloopback device ,

modprobe vloopack

see dmseg output ( same as above )

Loopback 0 registered, input: video1,output: video2

And run effect on this way : effectv -vloopback [input vloopback device] -device [real video device]:

effectv  effectv  -vloopback /dev/video1 -device /dev/video0


* I got "video_init: double buffer capturing with mmap is not supported. Video initialization failed." when i try to use my webcam with quickcam module.

You need to load this kernel module with parameter compatible=2 :

modprobe quickcam compatible=2


* How can i use vloopback to use my firewire cam as a V4L device ?

Load vloopback

  modprobe vloopback

You need to use Coriander (http://damien.douxchamps.net/ieee1394/coriander/ ) and set on services tab V4L (http://damien.douxchamps.net/ieee1394/coriander/win_v4l.png).

And then you will have a V4L in /dev/video1.