Tested Applications:

NOTE: If you are a V4L application developer, make sure that you support YUV420P color in your app. Driver version 2.01 and later don't support other color formats.

Test system is a PIII 600 running RedHat 7.3. Video card is an ATI All-in-Wonder 16MB (PCI), driven by XFree86 4.0.3 at 16 bpp.
Name Type (see below)
App
Version
Driver
Version
Syscall
Used
Resolutions Supports YUV420P libovcam
Support
JPEG
Input
V4L2 Status Note
Xawtv MCTWS
3.47, 3.66 1.40 - 1.56 mmap Any * Yes **


Yes
Working Upgrade to driver version 1.43 or use the -noscale option if you get a black or green image
vidcat (w3cam) WS
0.6.2, 0.7.1 1.29, 1.43 mmap Any * Yes


Working If you get a scrambled or tiled image, use the "-p c" option to set the palette.
gqcam M
0.9 1.40 read 640x480, 320x240, 160x120 No
No
No
Working Must use "-swap" option.
gqcam with JPEG support
MS 0.9gg ov51x 1.65-1.11-mark
read 640x480, 320x240, 160x120 Yes
Yes
No
Working
vic V
2.8ucl-1.1.3 (At least 1.22; Tested with 1.25) ??? ??? ???


Working
ohphone V
1.1p1, static linked binary release 1.32 mmap 320x240, 176x144 ???


Working Must use "--videosize large" option if your driver is older than 1.43.
kwintv T
0.8.5 1.40 overlay




Unsupported This is designed for TV cards that use overlay, which ov511 does not support.
qvix




???



Untested
camstream M

1.28

???



Reported Working This is a good replacement for xawtv
motion O
2.5.0 1.38 mmap Any * ???


Reported Working A motion detection program. Good for surveillance, etc...
Hasciicam MS




???



Reported
Working

Freewebfone V
3.3 1.35 read 352x288, 320x240, 176x144, 160x120 ???


Working
RealProducer Basic C
8.5 1.34, 1.43 mmap Any * (must set with -vx width,height) ???

No
Working Works well with RealServer.
camserv W
0.5.1
1.65, 2.26
mmap
Any * Yes


No
Working Due to application bug, 2.xx driver must be loaded with force_palette=15
gspy O




???



Untested
camE




???



Reported
Working

VideoDog
0.21


Any * No

No
Reported
Working

Gnomemeeting
V

1.43


???



Working
Must use driver version 1.43 for the small video size option to work
Zapping
MCT




???



Untested
Supports the ov511's button
fbtv
MT




???



Untested

VRVS
V




Probably



Untested

SDLcam
MCS




Yes



Untested
Has lots of cool real-time filters
Camorama
MS
0.14

mmap
Any * No


No
Reported
Working
A Gnome2 app. Has some interesting filters.
Camsource
WSO
0.6.0
2.23

Any * Yes


No
Working A modular V4L server
MVC
O 0.7.7
1.63
mmap Any *
No

No Broken, fixable
A motion detection program. To fix it, change the line "vid_chnl.channel = -1" in mvc.c to "vid_chnl.channel = 0"

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