“So you just set up a Linux-compatible webcam. You’ve tested it
with Kopete, and you can send images on MSN and Yahoo! Now what?
Here are some fun things you can try.“One of the simplest ways you can record webcam videos is with
mencoder. Using the Video4Linux driver, mencoder can take input
from the webcam and save it in an uncompressed AVI file. Use the
following command line to record an AVI with a resolution of
320×240 pixels…”