Native 1394 support ?

[forart.it]

I just earned about the interesting CMU 1394 Digital Camera Driver project that claims:

We provide a free driver as well as a C++ software library for cameras that comply with the 1394 Digital Camera Specification as published by the 1394 Trade Association http://www.1394ta.org. It is a fast, easy way to gain direct access to camera imagery and direct control of camera features.
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The result of our efforts is a C/C++ software library (DLL) that works with any compliant camera running on Windows 98 SE or later.

In its current incarnation, the software provides a simple interface acquiring images, the ability to manipulate any available camera feature, and a tight, clean API. The software has been thoroughly tested on only a few cameras (Sony DFW-V500,VL500, Pyro Webcam), but there is nothing coded specifically for these cameras and the driver should work with any other compliant camera. The distribution also includes complete source for a demo application (MFC) that demonstrates the functionality of the library.

I honestly don't know if this can help in any way (i'm not a developer), but at least i hope that inspires...

[ivoire]

If this kind of camera arn't already working with vlc, the problem is more to find someone with this kind of camera who want to do it !

[VLC_help]

It seems Win32 only.

[ajmas]

Generally all cameras using Firewire(IEEE 1394) should be using DV, so the first thing to see is if this camera is working with other applications that support DV input. If it isn't then find a general driver for the camera that will let it be seen as a DV source.