ts-7000
[Top] [All Lists]

[ts-7000] Re: Camera and video coding problem

To:
Subject: [ts-7000] Re: Camera and video coding problem
From: "Yan Seiner" <>
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 23:52:17 -0000
--- In  "ambro_678" <> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I'm trying to stream video from a USB webcam connected to my ts7400 
> board through network, but I'm having some performance issueses.
> I'm currently using a quickcam camera, resolution 356x292. It works 
> well with the qc-usb driver, which I modified to disallow YUV 
> formats, preventing slow colorspace conversion in the driver.
> Encoding with the 'ffmpeg' program is too slow - it can only do about 
> 5 fps (using the asv1 codec, mpeg4 is way too slow), but the camera 
> can capture at 7 fps. I've looked into it and it seems that the 
> capture process is eating a lot of CPU, as encoding from a raw video 
> file works at 8 fps.
> Does anyone know some software which would do video encoding fast 
> enough? Or is there a way to overclock the system so I would get 7 
> fps?
>

Work out the bandwidth of the camera and the USB speed.  The USB port
can do 12 Mb/sec.  356*292*24*5 = 12.3 Mb/sec.  (I'm guessing that the
camera puts out 24 bit depth.)

Unless you can reduce the frame depth you're pretty much out of luck.

--Yan



 
Yahoo! Groups Links

<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ts-7000/

<*> Your email settings:
    Individual Email | Traditional

<*> To change settings online go to:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ts-7000/join
    (Yahoo! ID required)

<*> To change settings via email:
     
    

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
    

<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
    http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
 

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>
Admin

Disclaimer: Neither Andrew Taylor nor the University of NSW School of Computer and Engineering take any responsibility for the contents of this archive. It is purely a compilation of material sent by many people to the birding-aus mailing list. It has not been checked for accuracy nor its content verified in any way. If you wish to get material removed from the archive or have other queries about the archive e-mail Andrew Taylor at this address: andrewt@cse.unsw.EDU.AU