Webcam programming on Linux

Question

I want to be able to capture webcam images in Linux. This is still a project requirement, and it’s hard for me to find the latest information on webcam image capture in Linux. Is it true that each webcam has different APIs (unlike the Windows version, where I can use the common API), so I have to write a program for a specific webcam?

Answer 1

Linux webcams are available through the Video4Linux API, which is common to all camera models.

There are many existing webcam frameworks that use this API - you can look at them for ideas or just one as-is.