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

[Bob]

You need something like this to stream video from a camcorder or other
video cameras.

HDMI to USB 2.0 Video Capture Device Card Adapter Switch Live Streaming
Recorder. About $14 on ebay

Bob

On 8/9/20 12:18 PM, 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
>
>
> On 8/9/2020 12:25, Peter Bart wrote:
>> On August 9, 2020 11:49:59 AM EDT, Gib <gibmaxn at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> It may be easier to just get a camera. :)
>>>
>> That is easier said than done, webcams go out of stock quicker than I
>> lose socks. To that end I have several old (antique) GT Max webcams
>> free to good home. They appear to be SD with manual focus, a usb and
>> 3.5mm jack connection. I was using one until I snagged an HD Logitech
>> at Meijers of all places.
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