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It also gets many webcams that don't work out of the box on Linux up and running in a flash.\n\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\" width=\"33%\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cimg src=\"./doc/assets/demo.gif\" style=\"width:75%;\"\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\" width=\"33%\"\u003e\n\nThere's literally only two steps...\n\n**1​. Plug in your camera**\n\n**2​. Run the `webcamize` command**\n\nNow your camera is a webcam! 🎉\n\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n## Using webcamize\n\n\u003cimg src=\"./doc/assets/usage.svg\"\u003e\n\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nWebcamize is designed to be as easy to use as possible. Just plug in your camera, turn it on, then run the `webcamize` command:\n\n```console\n$ webcamize\n```\n\nIn the vast majority of cases, that's all you'll need to do. You might be asked to enter your password to enable and configure the video device.\n\n[**View the list of supported cameras and devices**](./doc/supported.md).\n\n### Advanced Usage\n\n```console\n$ webcamize --help\nUsage: webcamize [OPTIONS...]\n\n  -s,  --status                 Print a status report for webcamize and quit\n  -c,  --camera NAME            Specify a camera to use by its name; autodetects by default\n  -f,  --file [PATH]            Output to a file; if no argument is passed, output to stdout\n  -w,  --wait                   Daemonize the process, preventing it from exiting\n  -x,  --no-convert             Don't convert from input format before writing\n  -p,  --fps VALUE              Specify the maximum frames per second (default: 60)\n\n  -l,  --log-level LEVEL        Set the log level (DEBUG, INFO, WARN, FATAL; default: INFO)\n       --no-color               Disable the use of colors in the terminal\n  -v,  --version                Print version info and quit\n  -H,  --help                   Show this help message\n```\n\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n## Installation\n\n\u003cimg src=\"./doc/assets/installation.svg\"\u003e\n\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n### Package Managers\n\n\u003e [!NOTE]\n\u003e Webcamize is a small hobby project and probably not available via your distribution's package manager (yet)—if you want to support the project by maintaining a package for webcamize, I'd be eternally grateful.\n\n\u003cdiv align=\"right\"\u003e\n  \n[![Packaging status](https://repology.org/badge/vertical-allrepos/webcamize.svg)](https://repology.org/project/webcamize/versions)\n\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n#### Arch Linux (AUR)\n\nWebcamize is available from the [Arch User Repository](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/webcamize) as `webcamize`\n\n```console\n$ yay -S webcamize\n```\n\n\u003c!-- #### Nix \u0026 NixOS (Nixpkgs)\n\nWebcamize can be found in [Nixpkgs](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/webcamize) as `webcamize`\n\n```console\n$ nix-env -iA webcamize\n``` --\u003e\n\n### Building From Source\n\nWebcamize has a few additional dependencies that you should make sure are installed before beginning:\n\n- [libgphoto2](https://repology.org/project/libgphoto2/versions)\n- [ffmpeg (libavutil, libavcodec, libavformat, libswscale)](https://repology.org/project/ffmpeg/versions)\n- [v4l2loopback DKMS](https://repology.org/projects/?search=v4l2loopback)\n- [libkmod](https://repology.org/project/kmod/versions)\n- Linux headers\n\nThese should be available from your package manager.\n\n**1. To get started, clone this repo somewhere**\n\n```console\n$ git clone https://github.com/cowtoolz/webcamize \u0026\u0026 cd webcamize\n```\n\nYou don't have to, but you should check out a tag. To checkout the latest tag automatically:\n\n```console\n$ git checkout $(git describe --tags $(git rev-list --tags --max-count=1))\n```\n\n**2. Build Webcamize**\n\nWebcamize doesn't require any configuration; you can just run `make`.\n\n```console\n$ make\n```\n\n**2. Install Webcamize**\n\nIf `~/.local/bin/` is on your path, you can use the `install-local` target—otherwise, use the normal `install` target:\n\n```console\n$ echo $PATH | grep -q ~/.local/bin \u0026\u0026 make install-local || sudo make install\n```\n\nWebcamize can be uninstalled with the `uninstall-local` and `uninstall` targets respectively, but if you installed it from source you should be able to safely `rm $(which webcamize)`.\n\n**That's all; you're ready to go!** 🎉🎉\n\n\u003c!-- --\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n## Issues \u0026 Contributing\n\n\u003cimg src=\"./doc/assets/issues.svg\"\u003e\n\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nThis project follows the following philosophy:\n\n- If this project is not helping you, then there is a bug\n- If you are having a bad time using this project, then there is a bug\n- If the documentation is confusing, then the documentation is buggy\n- If there is a bug in this project, then we can work together to fix it.\n\nIf you find yourself stumped, find a bug, have a bad time using webcamize, or have a suggestion that could make webcamize better, please open an issue in the [issue tracker](https://github.com/cowtoolz/webcamize/issues/)—noobs welcome!\n\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n## Cheers!\n\n\u003cimg src=\"./doc/assets/cheers.svg\"\u003e\n\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nWebcamize does little more than orchestrate other open source software; the software it depends on is where the real magic happens. With that being said, a big thanks goes out from me to:\n\n- [Michael Niedermayer](https://github.com/michaelni) and other contributors to [ffmpeg](https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/graphs/contributors) for their incredible work on the absolute behemoth that is ffmpeg.\n- [Marcus Meissner](https://github.com/msmeissn), [Hans Niedermann](https://github.com/ndim), and the other contributors to [libgphoto2](https://github.com/gphoto/libgphoto2). This project is underrated given the insane quality and scope.\n- [You](\u003chttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_(Time_Person_of_the_Year)\u003e), the reader! 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