--- modules/webcam/platform/linux/functions.orig	2011-01-19 22:49:55.457000055 -0700
+++ modules/webcam/platform/linux/functions	2011-01-20 18:19:11.046000085 -0700
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 	# do we have streamer installed ?
 	local streamer=`which streamer`
+	local mencoder=`which mencoder`
 	if [ -n "$streamer" ]; then
 
 		# take four pictures every 0.5 seconds as JPEG
@@ -37,19 +38,32 @@
 			fi
 
 		fi
-
+	elif [ -n "${mencoder}" ]; then
+		# not sure how to do this same thing with mencoder
+		mplayer tv:// -tv driver=v4l2:noaudio:device=/dev/video0 -frames 10 -vo jpeg &> /dev/null
+		if [ $? == 0 ]; then
+			mv 00000010.jpg "${webcam__picture}" > /dev/null
+			rm 000000*.jpg > /dev/null
+		fi
 	fi
 
 }
 
 capture_video() {
 
-	# we should already know if we do have streamer
+	local frames=$(( $webcam__video_capture_time * $webcam__frames_per_second ))
+	
+	# do we have streamer installed ?
+	local streamer=`which streamer`
+	local mencoder=`which mencoder`
+	
 	if [ -n "$streamer" ]; then
-
-		local frames=$(( $webcam__video_capture_time * $webcam__frames_per_second ))
 		$streamer -o "$webcam__video" -f yuv2 -F stereo -r $webcam__frames_per_second -t $frames
-
+	elif [ -n "${mencoder}" ]; then
+		${mencoder} tv:// -tv driver=v4l2:noaudio:device=/dev/video0 -ovc lavc -ffourcc DX50 -ofps ${webcam__frames_per_second} -endpos ${webcam__video_capture_time} -o "${tmpdir}/prey-video.avi" &> /dev/null
+		if [ $? == 0 ]; then
+			webcam__video="${tmpdir}/prey-video.avi"
+		fi
 	fi
 
 }