Guvcview is a free and open source application for capturing images, videos, and audio while providing dynamic control over UVC camera and webcam devices. Whether you prefer a graphical interface or command line options, Guvcview offers a powerful solution for adjusting various settings to improve your webcam experience. The tool offers users the flexibility to modify brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, white balance (gamma), sharpness, backlight compensation, and more.
Capture high-quality videos with control over frame rate and apply filters such as mirror, invert, pieces, blur, and more, providing creative options for your recordings. It goes beyond visuals by allowing users to capture audio with control over sample rate, latency, and the application of audio filters like echo, reverb, fuzz, wahwah, and ducky.
How to Install Guvcview on Ubuntu Linux
To integrate Guvcview into your Ubuntu Linux system, follow these simple steps:
Open the terminal application and run below commands one by one. It will add Guvcview official Ubuntu PPA and install it on your system.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pj-assis/ppa
sudo apt update
sudo apt install guvcview
guvcview
With Guvcview installed on your Ubuntu Linux system, you gain access to a set of tools for capturing and enhancing your webcam and camera content.
