[CentOS] Video capture under CentOS

[nate]

MHR wrote:
> I recently purchased a Diamond VC500 video capture device that runs on
> the USB.  It has some interesting issues under Windoze, but I was
> wondering:
>
> I did a google for video catpreu and linux and most of what I found
> either said it can't be done or the software that did/does it is
> obsolete.
>
> Can anyone point me in a better direction (and which way)?

Perhaps http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

It's been a while but Hauppauge PCI capture cards were at one point
the best way to go under Linux, I found the above link from their
site.

Depends on what your needs are, sounds like you just want to record
basic TV-style inputs.

nate