Problem : Recording video & audio from webcam

[remstereo]

Hi all

I want to record myself to see the expression on my face on average through the USB webcam .

I use mencoder for recording from USB webcam .

mencoder tv:// -tv driver=v4l2:width=640:height=480:device=/dev/video0:forceaudio:adevice=/dev/dsp -ovc lavc -oac mp3lame -lameopts cbr:br=64:mode=3 -fps 16.2 -o test16.2.avi

The problem is that the audio is not synchronized with the video.

what can i do ? help!

[Rubberman]

You can use the -audio-delay option with mencoder to adjust the audio sync. This option also works with mplayer.

[remstereo]

how can i use this option ??

[Rubberman]

You just need to add the option to your command line. Here is the manpage section for your information:

       -audio-delay <any floating-point number>
              Delays either audio or video by setting a delay field in the header (default: 0.0).  This does
              not delay either stream while encoding, but the player will see the delay field and compensate
              accordingly.  Positive values delay the audio, and negative values delay the video.  Note that
              this is the exact opposite of the -delay option.  For example, if a video plays correctly with
              -delay 0.2, you can fix the video with MEncoder by using -audio-delay -0.2.

I hope this helps. You can view the manpage on your computer for all the options.