Webcam streaming on VLC Player

Hello.. Here is the Fun Stuff..

Using the vlc player to live stream the video capture from your webcam.. You can also use any other player like mplayer provided you have it installed..

Now, here is what you need to do..

Webcam streaming on VLC Player

wiz@cb-DOC:~/sudo apt-cache search v4l-conf
v4l-conf - tool to configure video4linux drivers

wiz@cb-DOC:~/Downloads$ vlc v4l://
VLC media player 2.0.3 Twoflower (revision 2.0.2-93-g77aa89e)
[0xe0e108] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.

wiz@cb-DOC:~/Downloads$ sudo apt-get install v4l-conf
[sudo] password for wiz:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree      
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  v4l-conf
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Inst v4l-conf (3.102-3 Debian:7.3/stable [amd64])
Conf v4l-conf (3.102-3 Debian:7.3/stable [amd64])

wiz@cb-DOC:~/Downloads$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0402:9665 ALi Corp. Gateway Webcam
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0489:e011 Foxconn / Hon Hai

wiz@cb-DOC:~$ vlc v4l:// --> use the v4l protocol to watch the live stream off your webcam.
VLC media player 2.0.3 Twoflower (revision 2.0.2-93-g77aa89e)
[0x10b3108] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.

Voila... you can now see your webcam in action.. Smile :)

more info:---> http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/libv4l-0