What is GTK+ UVC Viewer?
GTK+ UVC Viewer is an open-source program that allows users to view, record, and take snapshots from USB Video Class (UVC) compliant video input devices such as webcams, camcorders, capture cards, and more. It provides a straightforward graphical interface to control exposure, contrast, hue, saturation, sharpness, and other parameters for UVC devices.
As a GTK+ based application, GTK+ UVC Viewer integrates seamlessly into GNOME or XFCE desktop environments common on Linux distributions and runs on major platforms including Windows, macOS, and BSDs. It supports video formats like MJPEG, H.264, and YUYV natively through v4l2loopback and can interface with a wide variety of UVC hardware.
Some key features include:
- Real-time video preview from UVC devices
- Recording video to file with codec and format options
- Taking snapshots and saving images to disk
- Control over video settings like resolution, framerate, etc.
- Filters for transforming video (e.g. despeckle, edge detection)
- Standalone executable for easy deployment
- Free and open source software under GPLv2
Overall, GTK+ UVC Viewer delivers an easy way to test, configure and capture video streams on Linux platforms where dedicated media software may be overkill. Its active development makes it a good choice over retired alternatives like Luvcview or Guvcview.
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