How to check available webcams from the command line?
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Is there a terminal command that lists all the webcams connected to my computer, including the native one? Maybe using ffmpeg package?
command-line webcam
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Is there a terminal command that lists all the webcams connected to my computer, including the native one? Maybe using ffmpeg package?
command-line webcam
edited May 11 '18 at 14:24
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<<<<< lsusb >>>>
– Qasim
Sep 22 '13 at 20:33
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Is there a terminal command that lists all the webcams connected to my computer, including the native one? Maybe using ffmpeg package?
command-line webcam
edited May 11 '18 at 14:24
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asked Sep 22 '13 at 20:26
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Is there a terminal command that lists all the webcams connected to my computer, including the native one? Maybe using ffmpeg package?
command-line webcam
command-line webcam
edited May 11 '18 at 14:24
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asked Sep 22 '13 at 20:26
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edited May 11 '18 at 14:24
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edited May 11 '18 at 14:24
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edited May 11 '18 at 14:24
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marcelosalloummarcelosalloum
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asked Sep 22 '13 at 20:26
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asked Sep 22 '13 at 20:26
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<<<<< lsusb >>>>
– Qasim
Sep 22 '13 at 20:33
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<<<<< lsusb >>>>
– Qasim
Sep 22 '13 at 20:33
<<<<< lsusb >>>>
– Qasim
Sep 22 '13 at 20:33
<<<<< lsusb >>>>
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To list all video devices picked up by the kernel
ls -ltrh /dev/video*
To list all devices attached to USB use lsusb ; to list all devices attached to PCI use lspci
answered Sep 22 '13 at 20:46
connie newconnie new
53235
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$ ls -ltrh /dev/video* ls: cannot access '/dev/video*': No such file or directory
– Mona Jalal
Jun 21 '18 at 21:11
@MonaJalal That means it couldn’t find any devices.
– JMY1000
Jan 25 at 22:23
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v4l2-ctl --list-devices
sudo apt-get install v4l-utils
v4l2-ctl --list-devices
Sample output with a single camera:
Integrated Camera (usb-0000:00:1a.0-1.6):
/dev/video0
Tested on Ubuntu 16.04.
More details can be found here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4290834/how-to-get-a-list-of-video-capture-devices-web-cameras-on-linux-ubuntu-c
answered Nov 11 '16 at 23:08
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On 16.04.1 error:Failed to open /dev/video0: No such file or directory
– Xaqron
Jan 3 '17 at 16:41
@Xaqron also try installinglibv4l-devif not already installed. Also give computer model if you can. Cheers.
– Ciro Santilli 新疆改造中心 六四事件 法轮功
Jan 3 '17 at 18:00
1
Just because I keep coming back to this answer, it's now:v4l2-ctl --list-devices. That's lower in the answer but the top in bold text doesn't have the 2.
– ksclarke
Oct 11 '17 at 16:40
1
$ v4l2-ctl --list-devices Failed to open /dev/video0: No such file or directory
– Mona Jalal
Jun 21 '18 at 21:11
This doesn't work if I have a Sony PS3 eye camera connected to my ubuntu 16.04
– Mona Jalal
Jun 21 '18 at 21:13
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For Windows you can use the pygrabber library: https://github.com/bunkahle/pygrabber
To check the user friendly names of the connected webcams:
from __future__ import print_function
from pygrabber.dshow_graph import FilterGraph
graph = FilterGraph()
print(graph.get_input_devices())
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To list all video devices picked up by the kernel
ls -ltrh /dev/video*
To list all devices attached to USB use lsusb ; to list all devices attached to PCI use lspci
answered Sep 22 '13 at 20:46
connie newconnie new
53235
1
$ ls -ltrh /dev/video* ls: cannot access '/dev/video*': No such file or directory
– Mona Jalal
Jun 21 '18 at 21:11
@MonaJalal That means it couldn’t find any devices.
– JMY1000
Jan 25 at 22:23
add a comment |
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To list all video devices picked up by the kernel
ls -ltrh /dev/video*
To list all devices attached to USB use lsusb ; to list all devices attached to PCI use lspci
answered Sep 22 '13 at 20:46
connie newconnie new
53235
1
$ ls -ltrh /dev/video* ls: cannot access '/dev/video*': No such file or directory
– Mona Jalal
Jun 21 '18 at 21:11
@MonaJalal That means it couldn’t find any devices.
– JMY1000
Jan 25 at 22:23
add a comment |
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To list all video devices picked up by the kernel
ls -ltrh /dev/video*
To list all devices attached to USB use lsusb ; to list all devices attached to PCI use lspci
answered Sep 22 '13 at 20:46
connie newconnie new
53235
To list all video devices picked up by the kernel
ls -ltrh /dev/video*
To list all devices attached to USB use lsusb ; to list all devices attached to PCI use lspci
answered Sep 22 '13 at 20:46
connie newconnie new
53235
answered Sep 22 '13 at 20:46
connie newconnie new
53235
answered Sep 22 '13 at 20:46
connie newconnie new
53235
answered Sep 22 '13 at 20:46
connie newconnie new
53235
53235
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$ ls -ltrh /dev/video* ls: cannot access '/dev/video*': No such file or directory
– Mona Jalal
Jun 21 '18 at 21:11
@MonaJalal That means it couldn’t find any devices.
– JMY1000
Jan 25 at 22:23
add a comment |
1
$ ls -ltrh /dev/video* ls: cannot access '/dev/video*': No such file or directory
– Mona Jalal
Jun 21 '18 at 21:11
@MonaJalal That means it couldn’t find any devices.
– JMY1000
Jan 25 at 22:23
1
1
$ ls -ltrh /dev/video* ls: cannot access '/dev/video*': No such file or directory
– Mona Jalal
Jun 21 '18 at 21:11
$ ls -ltrh /dev/video* ls: cannot access '/dev/video*': No such file or directory
– Mona Jalal
Jun 21 '18 at 21:11
@MonaJalal That means it couldn’t find any devices.
– JMY1000
Jan 25 at 22:23
@MonaJalal That means it couldn’t find any devices.
– JMY1000
Jan 25 at 22:23
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10
v4l2-ctl --list-devices
sudo apt-get install v4l-utils
v4l2-ctl --list-devices
Sample output with a single camera:
Integrated Camera (usb-0000:00:1a.0-1.6):
/dev/video0
Tested on Ubuntu 16.04.
More details can be found here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4290834/how-to-get-a-list-of-video-capture-devices-web-cameras-on-linux-ubuntu-c
answered Nov 11 '16 at 23:08
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On 16.04.1 error:Failed to open /dev/video0: No such file or directory
– Xaqron
Jan 3 '17 at 16:41
@Xaqron also try installinglibv4l-devif not already installed. Also give computer model if you can. Cheers.
– Ciro Santilli 新疆改造中心 六四事件 法轮功
Jan 3 '17 at 18:00
1
Just because I keep coming back to this answer, it's now:v4l2-ctl --list-devices. That's lower in the answer but the top in bold text doesn't have the 2.
– ksclarke
Oct 11 '17 at 16:40
1
$ v4l2-ctl --list-devices Failed to open /dev/video0: No such file or directory
– Mona Jalal
Jun 21 '18 at 21:11
This doesn't work if I have a Sony PS3 eye camera connected to my ubuntu 16.04
– Mona Jalal
Jun 21 '18 at 21:13
|
show 3 more comments
10
v4l2-ctl --list-devices
sudo apt-get install v4l-utils
v4l2-ctl --list-devices
Sample output with a single camera:
Integrated Camera (usb-0000:00:1a.0-1.6):
/dev/video0
Tested on Ubuntu 16.04.
More details can be found here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4290834/how-to-get-a-list-of-video-capture-devices-web-cameras-on-linux-ubuntu-c
answered Nov 11 '16 at 23:08
Ciro Santilli 新疆改造中心 六四事件 法轮功Ciro Santilli 新疆改造中心 六四事件 法轮功
9,99444650
3
On 16.04.1 error:Failed to open /dev/video0: No such file or directory
– Xaqron
Jan 3 '17 at 16:41
@Xaqron also try installinglibv4l-devif not already installed. Also give computer model if you can. Cheers.
– Ciro Santilli 新疆改造中心 六四事件 法轮功
Jan 3 '17 at 18:00
1
Just because I keep coming back to this answer, it's now:v4l2-ctl --list-devices. That's lower in the answer but the top in bold text doesn't have the 2.
– ksclarke
Oct 11 '17 at 16:40
1
$ v4l2-ctl --list-devices Failed to open /dev/video0: No such file or directory
– Mona Jalal
Jun 21 '18 at 21:11
This doesn't work if I have a Sony PS3 eye camera connected to my ubuntu 16.04
– Mona Jalal
Jun 21 '18 at 21:13
|
show 3 more comments
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10
10
v4l2-ctl --list-devices
sudo apt-get install v4l-utils
v4l2-ctl --list-devices
Sample output with a single camera:
Integrated Camera (usb-0000:00:1a.0-1.6):
/dev/video0
Tested on Ubuntu 16.04.
More details can be found here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4290834/how-to-get-a-list-of-video-capture-devices-web-cameras-on-linux-ubuntu-c
answered Nov 11 '16 at 23:08
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9,99444650
v4l2-ctl --list-devices
sudo apt-get install v4l-utils
v4l2-ctl --list-devices
Sample output with a single camera:
Integrated Camera (usb-0000:00:1a.0-1.6):
/dev/video0
Tested on Ubuntu 16.04.
More details can be found here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4290834/how-to-get-a-list-of-video-capture-devices-web-cameras-on-linux-ubuntu-c
answered Nov 11 '16 at 23:08
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answered Nov 11 '16 at 23:08
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On 16.04.1 error:Failed to open /dev/video0: No such file or directory
– Xaqron
Jan 3 '17 at 16:41
@Xaqron also try installinglibv4l-devif not already installed. Also give computer model if you can. Cheers.
– Ciro Santilli 新疆改造中心 六四事件 法轮功
Jan 3 '17 at 18:00
1
Just because I keep coming back to this answer, it's now:v4l2-ctl --list-devices. That's lower in the answer but the top in bold text doesn't have the 2.
– ksclarke
Oct 11 '17 at 16:40
1
$ v4l2-ctl --list-devices Failed to open /dev/video0: No such file or directory
– Mona Jalal
Jun 21 '18 at 21:11
This doesn't work if I have a Sony PS3 eye camera connected to my ubuntu 16.04
– Mona Jalal
Jun 21 '18 at 21:13
|
show 3 more comments
3
On 16.04.1 error:Failed to open /dev/video0: No such file or directory
– Xaqron
Jan 3 '17 at 16:41
@Xaqron also try installinglibv4l-devif not already installed. Also give computer model if you can. Cheers.
– Ciro Santilli 新疆改造中心 六四事件 法轮功
Jan 3 '17 at 18:00
1
Just because I keep coming back to this answer, it's now:v4l2-ctl --list-devices. That's lower in the answer but the top in bold text doesn't have the 2.
– ksclarke
Oct 11 '17 at 16:40
1
$ v4l2-ctl --list-devices Failed to open /dev/video0: No such file or directory
– Mona Jalal
Jun 21 '18 at 21:11
This doesn't work if I have a Sony PS3 eye camera connected to my ubuntu 16.04
– Mona Jalal
Jun 21 '18 at 21:13
3
3
On 16.04.1 error:
Failed to open /dev/video0: No such file or directory– Xaqron
Jan 3 '17 at 16:41
On 16.04.1 error:
Failed to open /dev/video0: No such file or directory– Xaqron
Jan 3 '17 at 16:41
@Xaqron also try installing
libv4l-dev if not already installed. Also give computer model if you can. Cheers.– Ciro Santilli 新疆改造中心 六四事件 法轮功
Jan 3 '17 at 18:00
@Xaqron also try installing
libv4l-dev if not already installed. Also give computer model if you can. Cheers.– Ciro Santilli 新疆改造中心 六四事件 法轮功
Jan 3 '17 at 18:00
1
1
Just because I keep coming back to this answer, it's now:
v4l2-ctl --list-devices. That's lower in the answer but the top in bold text doesn't have the 2.– ksclarke
Oct 11 '17 at 16:40
Just because I keep coming back to this answer, it's now:
v4l2-ctl --list-devices. That's lower in the answer but the top in bold text doesn't have the 2.– ksclarke
Oct 11 '17 at 16:40
1
1
$ v4l2-ctl --list-devices Failed to open /dev/video0: No such file or directory
– Mona Jalal
Jun 21 '18 at 21:11
$ v4l2-ctl --list-devices Failed to open /dev/video0: No such file or directory
– Mona Jalal
Jun 21 '18 at 21:11
This doesn't work if I have a Sony PS3 eye camera connected to my ubuntu 16.04
– Mona Jalal
Jun 21 '18 at 21:13
This doesn't work if I have a Sony PS3 eye camera connected to my ubuntu 16.04
– Mona Jalal
Jun 21 '18 at 21:13
|
show 3 more comments
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For Windows you can use the pygrabber library: https://github.com/bunkahle/pygrabber
To check the user friendly names of the connected webcams:
from __future__ import print_function
from pygrabber.dshow_graph import FilterGraph
graph = FilterGraph()
print(graph.get_input_devices())
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For Windows you can use the pygrabber library: https://github.com/bunkahle/pygrabber
To check the user friendly names of the connected webcams:
from __future__ import print_function
from pygrabber.dshow_graph import FilterGraph
graph = FilterGraph()
print(graph.get_input_devices())
answered 37 mins ago
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For Windows you can use the pygrabber library: https://github.com/bunkahle/pygrabber
To check the user friendly names of the connected webcams:
from __future__ import print_function
from pygrabber.dshow_graph import FilterGraph
graph = FilterGraph()
print(graph.get_input_devices())
answered 37 mins ago
bunkusbunkus
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For Windows you can use the pygrabber library: https://github.com/bunkahle/pygrabber
To check the user friendly names of the connected webcams:
from __future__ import print_function
from pygrabber.dshow_graph import FilterGraph
graph = FilterGraph()
print(graph.get_input_devices())
answered 37 mins ago
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<<<<< lsusb >>>>
– Qasim
Sep 22 '13 at 20:33