Hello, I'd first like to thank Scott Laird and Russell Nelson and the others for their work ... > > when i look at the picture, it's almost blank.. i have about the same problems, getting images consisting mainly of pure white with some grey flares, even NOT using any filters like cjpeg, but looking at the original PGM with xv . When i check the quickcam with the Windows-Progs everything runs fine .. -- oliver