The original Microsoft Kinect was a revolution in computer vision. For less than one hundred dollars, the Kinect gave everyone a webcam with a depth sensor. If you’re doing anything with robots, 3D ...

THine Solutions, Inc., a THine company, has launched its second THEIA-CAM family kit, the THSCM101, a 13-megapixel (MP) phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) Linux camera reference design kit. The ...

The Infected Project weblog runs down how to create an FTP-based security camera in Linux. The process requires a Linux compatible USB webcam, a Linux system, and about 20 minutes of spare time. The ...

Can anyone recommend a Security Camera system with support for controll software that works on Linux? Everything I see requires IE(Active X) or has CMS software that supports windows (and doesn't work ...

Hi guys, I have been running Linux for many years (anyone remember slackware on floppies??) but have never used it really for any sort of multimedia stuff. <P>After yet another Windows saga, I am ...

On first blush, it seemed like an April Fool's Day joke, but it's real: Magic Lantern has discovered how to run Linux on Canon EOS cameras, opening the door to new innovations. You'll have to excuse ...

During the past few years, my BirdCam setup has evolved significantly. As I mention in the UpFront section of this issue, I hope to get the stream transferred to a YouTube Live stream at some point, ...

At Vision 2010, Matrox Imaging is announcing Linux® support for Matrox Radient eCL, a high-performance Camera Link® frame grabber with an Altera® Stratix® III / IV processing FPGA. "The introduction ...