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Linuxtv.org?

Not sure where to look to obtain drivers.

v4l2 has some components installed atm.

I see 2 packages are installed (v4l2ucp, and v4l2loopback-utils).
I see 2 packages not installed (v4l2loopback-dkms and v4l2loopback-source).

Am I likely to succeed as is? If yes, should I simply launch VLC and poke from inside VLC?

tyvm.

I'm just gonna say what I want to use; If it can be done, yeah, I'll want some direction. 2+ older Sony tape based camcorders (DCR-TRV19, DCR-HC36, maybe a DCR-TRV840; zero Windows discs for any of them), Linux (straight up Linux, no Wine to run Windows based capture software), Laptop with only USB ...

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