Ke manaʻo nei kēia papahana i ka hāʻawi ʻana i kahi kikowaena maʻalahi no ka hopu ʻana a me ka nānā ʻana i ke wikiō mai nā polokalamu v4l2, me kahi manaʻo kūikawā no ka mea hoʻokele uvc linux. Hāʻawi ka papahana i kahi mana mana e pili ana iā Gtk3 a i ʻole Qt5, ma muli o ka hoʻonohonoho kūkulu. Loaʻa kahi koho console wale nō. Hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻohana i ka guvcview he puka mana wale nō, (mai console: guvcview –control_only), ʻae kēia i ka hoʻomalu kiʻi ma nā polokalamu ʻē aʻe, e like me ekiga, cheese, mplayer, skype, … Audio. Hiki ke koho ʻia ke kākoʻo leo Guvcview mai nā API ʻelua: portaudio a i ʻole pulseaudio (inā loaʻa) Pono e loaʻa nā loulou āpau (ALSA, OSD, JACK, ...) i kākoʻo ʻia e portaudio ma guvcview. E hōʻoia wale ua hui pū ʻia ka portaudio me nā mea i makemake ʻia.