qastrocam is a capture program for linux that can handle any V4L device.
it can handle the special feature of the vesta camera (VP-SC, VP-SC-NB, 
VP-SC-USB, ...) and has special modules to do guiding (with meade
telescope), stacking, and others things.

Change log:

New in 3.6 Beta
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- Use MMAP to capture frames when it is supported by
  the camera.
- Better support of OV511 webcams

New in 3.5
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- Support any B&W V4L (=video4Linix) device
- PWC devices can be used in B&W (for VP-SC-NB mod)
- Better color saturation control was implemented for the stacking
  module

New in 3.4
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- Guiding module improved
  - target can be centered
  -unidirectional guiding. Should prevent backslah pb.
- Vesta family devices (pwc kernel module)
  - better white balance control
  - access to "sharpness" control of the cam
  - save/restore paremters 

New in 3.3
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- TUC-USB is handled (the shutter and frame transfer are controlled
  through the LED)
- better alignment module of images (for stacking)
- Added mirror module (can swap left/right and up/down)