Invalid input source given. Available input sources: v4l1: VIDIOCCAPTURE in ::setCapture v4l1: ioctl VIDIOCCAPUTRE INv4l1if::~v4l1if v4l1: Error closing the v4lx device /dev/video: Bad file descriptor in ::v4lxif The command that I entered is: vcr -c'divx:-) low-motion' -a 'BitRate=900' -t 1m movie.avi If I need to give or create a device for vcr what should I look for . awxtv does work. TIA John Miller