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20 years 9 months ago #2267 by dave_lillis
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Hi All,
Heres a site which supports image capture using a webcam on Linux, Looks good for linux users.

www.lin4astro.org/index.php?new_lang=en&main=accueil.php

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20 years 9 months ago #2268 by albertw
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bootable cd? not the most practical thing is it...

You need video4linux compiled into your kernel which most recent distributions will have anyway.

3demi.net/astro/qastrocam/doc/ will grab the frames.

www.gimp.org will process the final image

Theres nothing decent yet for stacking images, so your best bet is to try to run registax/iris under the windows emulator, wine, www.winehq.com .

have fun!

Cheers,
~Al

Albert White MSc FRAS
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20 years 9 months ago #2276 by dave_lillis
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Hi Albert,
Bootable CD is not the best, but hey I dont use linux/Unix anymore so I just thought I'd throw this up for anyone who might need it.
I used to hate windows until I started using XP pro, much more reliable (at least for me).

Dave L. on facebook , See my images in flickr
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