Re: [gentoo-user] OT :video cameras and gentoo

2007-08-14 Thread Iain Buchanan
On Mon, 2007-08-13 at 11:29 +0100, Stroller wrote: > I don't believe that's the case for video cameras, which usually use > firewire for video transfer. > > I have a customer who bought a DV camcorder with a USB socket & it > transpired that this socket was only capable of transferring photos

Re: [gentoo-user] OT :video cameras and gentoo

2007-08-13 Thread Paul
i meant its main function is taking photos. an added feature is it takes movies, i wouldn't consider it a serious camera. show us what you are getting in dmesg when you plug in the camera. and i think it is very stupid that someone would make it so you could only transfer photos with usb. if it

Re: [gentoo-user] OT :video cameras and gentoo

2007-08-13 Thread Stroller
I don't believe that's the case for video cameras, which usually use firewire for video transfer. I have a customer who bought a DV camcorder with a USB socket & it transpired that this socket was only capable of transferring photos from the camera (which had both a video and a static "phot

Re: [gentoo-user] OT :video cameras and gentoo

2007-08-12 Thread Iain Buchanan
> On 8/10/07, Don Jerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 8/10/07, James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello to all, > > > > I'm in need of a portable video camera(or rig), such as the > > sony SR82, but one that is gentoo friendly > > for video tra

Re: [gentoo-user] OT :video cameras and gentoo

2007-08-12 Thread Paul
i have a sony digital camera that takes movies, and it just shows up as a usb drive. i would assume that the video recorders would work the same way. maybe you can take a laptop to a store that sells them and check to see if it works that way or find someone that has one and borrow it. if you do

Re: [gentoo-user] OT :video cameras and gentoo

2007-08-10 Thread Don Jerman
On 8/10/07, James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello to all, > > I'm in need of a portable video camera(or rig), such as the > sony SR82, but one that is gentoo friendly > for video transfer. Hopefully I can find a video > camera that transfers directly to a gentoo > sytem via usb 2.0? After my exp

Re: [gentoo-user] OT :video cameras and gentoo

2007-08-10 Thread Joseph
I think with Linux you will be limited to FireWire port only; correct me anybody if I'm wrong. -- #Joseph On Fri, 2007-08-10 at 17:39 +, James wrote: > Hello to all, > > I'm in need of a portable video camera(or rig), such as the > sony SR82, but one that is gentoo friendly > for video tra

[gentoo-user] OT :video cameras and gentoo

2007-08-10 Thread James
Hello to all, I'm in need of a portable video camera(or rig), such as the sony SR82, but one that is gentoo friendly for video transfer. Hopefully I can find a video camera that transfers directly to a gentoo sytem via usb 2.0? After my experience with a Sony Viao Laptop, I'm not really keen on a