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Stream Camera Output To a Linux Machine

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Dmitri Popov
Nov 8, 2024

A HDMI capture card and an HDMI cable is all you need to stream the video output of a camera to a Linux machine running the VLC media player. This can come in useful when you need to take screenshots of the camera’s interface or record the camera activity.

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Dmitri Popov

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