VirtualBox and Webcams
Posted: 15. Mar 2016, 03:02
Hi,
I started to experiment with Webcam on Openindiana hosts both running Virtualbox 5.16 (matching ext pack) and the same MS Windows 7 VM with matching guest additions.
I didn't try on other type of hosts (Windows or Linux), but the "lost in translation" framerate is quite noticeable especially compared to VMware VMPlayer (Linux or Windows 7 hosts), so I'll trust anyone saying it is on par but the Webcam is framerate is excellent on cheese.
Here is the two things I noticed,
When I grab the Webcam on VirtualBox (using the Devices/Webcam menu), I loose the embedded microphone and don't have access to this sound source any more. Is it supposed to be this way ? Is there a way to get that embedded microphone in the guest ? Is it related to the Solaris/Openindiana sound architecture ?
Second thing :
- in OpenIndiana 151a9, I can see USB devices including the Webcam in the Devices/USB menu
- in OpenIndiana hipster, I have no usb devices populating the Devices/USB menu as a regular user (it works as root, I can see keyboard, mouse, ...)
And finally, should I use the Webcam feature or the USB capture feature to get the best framerate knowing that I would like to get that microphone as well ?
Best regards.
Ben
I started to experiment with Webcam on Openindiana hosts both running Virtualbox 5.16 (matching ext pack) and the same MS Windows 7 VM with matching guest additions.
I didn't try on other type of hosts (Windows or Linux), but the "lost in translation" framerate is quite noticeable especially compared to VMware VMPlayer (Linux or Windows 7 hosts), so I'll trust anyone saying it is on par but the Webcam is framerate is excellent on cheese.
Here is the two things I noticed,
When I grab the Webcam on VirtualBox (using the Devices/Webcam menu), I loose the embedded microphone and don't have access to this sound source any more. Is it supposed to be this way ? Is there a way to get that embedded microphone in the guest ? Is it related to the Solaris/Openindiana sound architecture ?
Second thing :
- in OpenIndiana 151a9, I can see USB devices including the Webcam in the Devices/USB menu
- in OpenIndiana hipster, I have no usb devices populating the Devices/USB menu as a regular user (it works as root, I can see keyboard, mouse, ...)
And finally, should I use the Webcam feature or the USB capture feature to get the best framerate knowing that I would like to get that microphone as well ?
Best regards.
Ben