Thread: Feature Request: Flash recognizing Webcam/Mic
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sjgadsby is offline sjgadsby
2009-02-05 , 19:31
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Originally Posted by Adrian View Post
Could someone please summarize this thread.
The tablets use a low level technology called video4linux (v4l) to let applications get video from the camera. Video4linux frees applications from having to know about, and fiddle with, all the details of the camera hardware.

Adobe wrote the Flash plug-in with support for the old, original video4linux. The tablets use a newer, incompatible revision of the video4linux standard: video4linux 2 (v4l2).

If the Flash plug-in is a Shakespearean play, v4l2 on the tablets is your average American high school student. There's a basic disconnect in understanding due to change over time, and while the gap could be bridged, it would take some serious effort and dedication.

Is there anything I can do to make Flash recognise the camera on my N810?
Not at this time, no.

Do we need to vote somewhere for this feature?
You may vote on bug # 1889, but as it has already been closed WONTFIX, nothing is likely to come of it.
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