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The UVC driver has been included in the Linux kernel source code since kernel version 2.6.26. Detection of UVC 1.5 devices was introduced in Linux kernel version 4.5, [ 5 ] but support in the driver for UVC 1.5 specific features or specific UVC 1.5 devices was not added and MPEG-2 TS, H.264 and VP8 payloads are not supported yet.
Video4Linux (V4L for short) is a collection of device drivers and an API for supporting realtime video capture on Linux systems. [1] It supports many USB webcams, TV tuners, and related devices, standardizing their output, so programmers can easily add video support to their applications.
It is further standardized for USB by the USB Implementers Forum as the still image capture device class. USB is the default network transport media for PTP devices. USB PTP is a common alternative to the USB mass-storage device class (USB MSC), as a digital camera connection protocol. Some cameras support both modes.