[mdlug] Using image in place of camera feed on Jitsi

[Peter Bart]

On August 9, 2020 1:18:44 PM EDT, email5000 at usa.com wrote:
>Thanks for the feedback, guys.
>
>I'm not at all versed in webcams, much less well-versed. I appreciate
>the heads-up on Meijer, so I did a quick search for Logitech webcams at
>Meijer and found the following (only listing):
>
>     Logitech Webcam C270 ($30)
>
>... is this the one you mentioned, Peter?
>
>Anyway, they are out of stock in all the stores within 50 miles. I've
>looked online in several places (Walmart, Target, etc.) - the going
>price seems to start around $50+; but it looks like there is the C270
>and the C270 HD. I found a new HD one listed online in a bid (next bid
>is $10). Who knows how high the bidding  will go !?!?
>
>On a slightly different note, I will say that Carl's suggestion yielded
>a solution that could help for an image in the mean time (at least til
>I
>get a webcam) - simply display an image on the computer and share that
>screen (i.e. window). I tried it out this morning and it seems to work
>(near as I can tell). Since I was the only one in the meeting, 'tiling'
>only showed my  own share-screen, and it consumed pretty much all of
>the
>available viewport.
>
>On yet another note, I do have an old Sony digital-still-camera (DSC)
>that also records videos that someone recently gave me. It does have of
>course a USB out for uploading the images; but the computer sees it as
>a
>storage unit - not for real-time video out; It also has an analog out
>(such as for displaying on a TV), but I don't have an analog input on
>my
>computer.... still pondering the whole situation.
>
>I'll keep you informed!
>
>Thanks again for the feedback.
>
>-Rich
You can find out about supported usb cameras at 

<http://www.ideasonboard.org/uvc/>

Yes the Logitech C270 is the one I accidentally found at Meijers while grocery shopping. Meijers does not; afaik; report stock via their webpage, so it's first one up best dressed.  I've found the recent distros I run the logitech is plug n play, no config needed. You may need to select the camera in the settings area of your distro. 
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Best Regards,
Peter Bart
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