webcamoid
Features:
* Take pictures and record videos with the webcam. * Manages multiple webcams. * GUI interface. * Custom controls for each webcam. * Add funny effects to the webcam. * +60 effects available. * Effects with live previews. * Translated to many languages. * Use custom network and local files as capture devices. * Capture from desktop. * Many recording formats. * Virtual webcam support for feeding other programs.
Latest reviews
I'm using Webcamoid on a HP Deskpro 2600 (running Mint 21.3 Virginia [Mate]). And a Logitech Brio webcam. It immediately recognized my cam and allowed me to use it. One criticism: you get a notification urging you upgrade to the latest version (ver. 8.x to 9.x)... provided you pay for the upgrade. It's <$5USD, so it's not onerous. I'd recommend the author reword that tab within the application (don't say update... word it as "pro" or call the prior version "light"). Be clear with users: all Linux users can use an older version of Webcamoid (pay to get an updated version). My 2 cents...
Fails to detect my webcam (a truly ancient USB Trust 15007), but Zoom can use the cam without any problem, so I know the cam is working.
Since its no longer possible to change webcam resolutions in Cheese, Webcamoid is the best choice. Here you can still set your webcam resolutions, but also the file format, like MKV, MP4 and others.
Worked out of the box for me (Mint Cinnamon 20.04, NVidia drivers and KDE installed, Logitech WebCam). Haven't tried it in a video call yet but it detected my webcam and monitors instantly and I tried out a few plugins (the ASCII and Matrix ones are particularly good, by the way!)
I'm not sure what the issue was with it not launching in some versions but it worked right "out of the box" for me through the Software Manager. So far on Mint Linux/Ubuntu this is the easiest program for getting into webcam presentation with special effects. No issues and seems verbose enough for general uses. Tested on Mint LInux 20 (upgraded from 19) on a Lenovo T480 using an external Logitech Brio webcam.
does not launch. Have to kill process. downloading the version from their site works great, just not the software manager version
But... v.1.0 (from https://webcamoid.github.io/ on: Linux Mint 18.3 Cinnamon 64b) works perfectly.