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umlaeute edited this page Apr 27, 2011 · 24 revisions

Frequently Asked Questions for the v4l2loopback kernel module


Q: I need to use several loopback devices simultaneously. How?

A: use the 'devices' module parameter. e.g. # modprobe v4l2loopback devices=3 will create 3 loopback devices


Q: how can i use mplayer to write to a v4l2loopback device?

A: please refer to the MPlayer examples to see how to do that

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