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hi : I want develop a DVR system under linux (has 8 channel, PC-Based ) , in windows , it 's can use DirectDraw for direct access to video memory , but under linux system , what liblary should i use ? i know some one use V4L, but is too slow , maybe SDL or Mesa i s good choice, I am not very sure, any suggestion is appreciated !

Thanks for the reply, but i don't want to use embaded system . on the windows system, my Colleague use C++ , I want use C to develop this system under linux . i am not start yet , first of all , i need search for some information to prepare it .