wiki/android/droidcam.md

@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ It enables a [smartphone](/wiki/smart_devices.md) to be used as [webcam](/wiki/w
 
 DroidCam needs to be set up on the phone aswell as on the computer to be used.
 
-On [Android](/wiki/android.md) DroidCam is available on the
+On [Android](/wiki/android.md) Gadgetbridge is available on the
 [Google Play Store](/wiki/android.md#app-store) in a package called
 [DroidCam Webcam](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dev47apps.droidcam).
 
 On the computer setup files for both [Linux](/wiki/linux.md) and [Windows](/wiki/windows.md) can be
-found on the [official website](https://www.dev47apps.com/).
+found on the [official Dev47Apps](https://www.dev47apps.com/).
 Alternatively most [Linux systems](/wiki/linux/package_manager.md) feature a package named
 `droidcam`.
 

wiki/android/ip_webcam.md

@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-# IP Webcam
-
-[IP Webcam](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pas.webcam&hl=de&gl=US) is an App
-developed and published by Pavel Khlebovich for [Android](/wiki/android.md) systems.
-It enables a [smartphone](/wiki/smart_devices.md) to be used as [webcam](/wiki/webcams.md).
-
-## Setup
-
-On [Android](/wiki/android.md) IP Webcam is available on the
-[Google Play Store](/wiki/android.md#app-store) in a package called
-[IP Webcam](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pas.webcam&hl=de&gl=US).
-
-## Usage
-
-To initiate a connection between the [smartphone](/wiki/smart_devices.md) and the computer first
-start the app on the smartphone.
-Make sure to be connected to the same W-LAN as the computer or alternatively connect them with an
-USB-cable.
-After starting the application an IPv4 link be displayed.
-This link can be pasted into a [browser](/wiki/web_browser.md).
-There the video aswell as various settings will be available.
-An example link will look like the following.
-
-```txt
-http://192.168.178.66:8080
-```
-
-Additionally it can be piped into [OBS](/wiki/obs.md) to edit it or into
-[ffmpeg](/wiki/linux/ffmpeg.md) on [Linux](/wiki/linux.md) systems to create a virtual webcam
-device as explained in the
-[ffmpeg entry](/wiki/linux/ffmpeg.md#create-a-virtual-camera-using-an-ip-video-stream).
-The link used for applications like this will be the previously displayed IPv4 link aswell as an
-appended `/videofeed`.
-An example link will look like the following.
-
-```txt
-http://192.168.178.66:8080/videofeed
-```

wiki/android/scrcpy.md

@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-# scrcpy
-
-[scrcpy](https://scrcpy.org/) is an application that allows remote
-mirroring of an [Android phones](/wiki/android.md) screen aswell as controlling it.
-
-## Setup
-
-scrcpy needs to be set up on the computer that displays the mirror of the smartphone used.
-
-Setup files for [Windows](/wiki/windows.md) can be found on the
-[official website](https://scrcpy.org/download/).
-Alternatively most [Linux systems](/wiki/linux/package_manager.md) feature a package named
-`scrcpy`.
-
-## Usage
-
-Connect the phone which is to be controlled with the computer via USB.
-Make sure USB debugging is enabled in the phones setting.
-Afterwards start up scrcpy.
-It is possible that debugging has to be confirmed on the phone again after starting the application.

wiki/linux/ffmpeg.md

@@ -63,20 +63,3 @@ Note that the bitrate for videos is split amongst a bitrate for video and a
 bitrate for audio.
 The target bitrate has to be equal to or greater than the sum of both video
 bitrate and audio bitrate.
-
-### Create a Virtual Camera Using an IP Video Stream
-
-The following section will create a virtual [webcam](/wiki/webcams.md) from an IP video stream like
-the one provided by [IP Webcam](/wiki/android/ip_webcam.md) [Android](/wiki/android.md) app.
-For this a free [V4L2](/wiki/linux/v4l2.md) video device will be needed.
-To information on how to create it navigate to the V4L2 entry and its sections on
-[permanent](/wiki/linux/v4l2.md#create-permanent-v4l2-devices) and
-[temporary creation of V4L2 video devices](/wiki/linux/v4l2.md#create-temporary-v4l2-devices).
-The following command will create a video device  using the pixel format planar YUV 4:2:0.
-In this example it is assumed that the IP link is `http://192.168.178.66:8080/videofeed` and the
-V4L2 video device that is not used but exists is `/dev/video8`.
-If any of those differs on a given system adjustments are needed.
-
-```sh
-ffmpeg -i http://192.168.178.66:8080/videofeed -f v4l2 -pix_fmt yuv420p /dev/video8
-```

wiki/linux/v4l2.md

@@ -13,21 +13,11 @@ The following section is based on a
 [v4l2loopback](https://github.com/umlaeute/v4l2loopback) is a utility to create
 a virtual video device.
 One use of it is in [OBS Virtual Camera](/wiki/obs.md#virtual-camera).
-
-### Setup
-
 To use v4l2loopback an according
 package needs to be installed.
 Some distributions have a package named `v4l2loopback-dkms` in the package
 manager, making the manual installation process unnecessary.
-
+Afterwards v4l2loopback can be manually started by running:
-### Usage
-
-This section focusses on various use-cases for the v4l2loopback software.
-
-### Create Temporary V4L2 Devices
-
-v4l2loopback can be manually started by running:
 
 ```sh
 modprobe v4l2loopback card_label='V4L2 Loopback' video_nr=7 exclusive_caps=1
@@ -38,15 +28,6 @@ modprobe v4l2loopback card_label='V4L2 Loopback' video_nr=7 exclusive_caps=1
 This can be changed according to the needs.
 It is important that the device is not already in use by another application.
 
-To create more than one device more labels or numbers can be appended.
-An example command with 2 V4L2 video devices will look like the following command.
-
-```sh
-modprobe v4l2loopback card_label='OBS Virtual Camera','IP Webcam' video_nr=7,8 exclusive_caps=1
-```
-
-### Create Permanent V4L2 Devices
-
 For an automatic start at boot via [SystemD](./systemd.md) a service can be
 created - as described in [the SystemD entry](./systemd.md#run-command-on-boot).
 For v4l2loopback create the file `/etc/systemd/system/v4l2loopback.service`
@@ -59,15 +40,15 @@ Description=V4L2 Loopback
 [Service]
 Type=simple
 RemainAfterExit=yes
-ExecStart=/bin/modprobe v4l2loopback card_label='OBS Virtual Camera' video_nr=7 exclusive_caps=1
+ExecStart=/bin/modprobe v4l2loopback card_label='V4L2 Loopback' video_nr=7 exclusive_caps=1
 ExecStop=/bin/rmmod v4l2loopback
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=default.target
 ```
 
-Note the line starting with `ExecStart=/bin/` is the same line described in the
+Note the line starting with `ExecStart=/bin/` is the same line described above
-[above section](#create-temporary-v4l2-devices).
+to change the device path.
 Make sure to change it if needed.
 
 Afterwards enable the service to start at every boot process by running:

wiki/smart_devices.md

@@ -20,22 +20,3 @@ They can include biomonitoring and other applications.
 Smartwatches and bands are often connected to a smartphone.
 On [Android phones](/wiki/android.md) [Gadgetbridge](/wiki/android/gadgetbridge.md) can be used as
 an alternative to proprietary applications by the smart devices' vendor.
-
-## Smartphones and Tablet Computers
-
-Smartphones and Tablet computers are among the most used electronic devices.
-They are often used to [communicate](/wiki/communication.md) or
-[surfing the internet](/wiki/web_browser.md).
-
-### Remote Control and Screen Mirroring
-
-[Android](/wiki/android.md) based devices can use [scrcpy](/wiki/android/scrcpy.md) to mirror the
-screen and allow controlling it by a [Windows](/wiki/windows.md) or [Linux](/wiki/linux.md) system.
-
-### Usage as a Webcam
-
-Smartphones and Tablet computers usually are equipped with a decent camera.
-If a [Linux](/wiki/linux.md) or [Windows](/wiki/windows.md) system is missing a
-[webcam](/wiki/webcams.md) which is only rarely used it can be useful to repurpose the smart device
-as a webcam.
-This can be done as explained in the [webcam entry](/wiki/webcams.md#using-a-smartphone-as-webcam).

wiki/webcams.md

@@ -27,5 +27,3 @@ A [smartphone](/wiki/smart_devices.md) and its camera aswell as flashlight can b
 replacement for a webcam.
 For [Android](/wiki/android.md) smartphones this can be easily achieved by using
 [DroidCam](/wiki/android/droidcam.md).
-An alternative to DroidCam with a with decidedly better resolution is
-[IP Webcam](/wiki/android/ip_webcam.md).