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In this release, two reference configurations are proposed. One uses an USB web camera the other uses a video capture card, such as the Hauppauge PVR350. In both cases, using a VGA capture card model VGA2USB or superior is recommended.
Video Capture Card
| Component |
Known Good Hardware | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Processor & Motherboard |
Intel i3 Processor 4GB RAM |
Not much CPU is needed, since the video capture card encodes the video stream by hardware |
| Video Capture Card |
Hauppauge PVR-250 Hauppauge PVR-350 Hauppauge HVR-1600 |
The audio is also captured with this card |
| VGA Capture Card |
VGA2USB VGA2USB-I VGA2USB LR VGA2USB LR-I VGA2PCI |
WebCam USB
| Component |
Known Good Hardware | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Processor & Motherboard |
Intel i5 Processor 4GB RAM |
As both video streams need encoding, there is a higher CPU demand |
| Video Capture Card |
Hauppauge PVR250 Hauppauge PVR350 Hauppauge HVR1600 |
|
| WebCam |
USB Logitech HD Pro Webcam |
Valid for all web cameras compatible with V4L2 |
| Sound Card | Linux compatible |
In the cookbook section will find solutions for setting capture card in linux