diff --git a/cmd/revid-cli/main.go b/cmd/revid-cli/main.go
index 0b474906..7e375992 100644
--- a/cmd/revid-cli/main.go
+++ b/cmd/revid-cli/main.go
@@ -148,10 +148,10 @@ func handleFlags() revid.Config {
 	}
 
 	switch *inputPtr {
-	case "Webcam":
-		cfg.Input = revid.Webcam
 	case "Raspivid":
 		cfg.Input = revid.Raspivid
+	case "v4l":
+		cfg.Input = revid.V4L
 	case "File":
 		cfg.Input = revid.File
 	case "":
diff --git a/revid/config.go b/revid/config.go
index a47fb46e..304d3e64 100644
--- a/revid/config.go
+++ b/revid/config.go
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ type Config struct {
 const (
 	NothingDefined = iota
 	Raspivid
+	V4L
 	H264Codec
 	File
 	Http
@@ -94,7 +95,6 @@ const (
 	Udp
 	MpegtsRtp
 	Rtp
-	Webcam
 )
 
 // Default config settings
@@ -132,9 +132,7 @@ func (c *Config) Validate(r *Revid) error {
 	}
 
 	switch c.Input {
-	case Raspivid:
-	case File:
-	case Webcam:
+	case Raspivid, V4L, File:
 	case NothingDefined:
 		c.Logger.Log(logger.Warning, pkg+"no input type defined, defaulting", "input",
 			defaultInput)
diff --git a/revid/revid.go b/revid/revid.go
index b8793545..ea1c0adc 100644
--- a/revid/revid.go
+++ b/revid/revid.go
@@ -246,10 +246,10 @@ func (r *Revid) reset(config Config) error {
 	}
 
 	switch r.config.Input {
-	case Webcam:
-		r.setupInput = r.startWebcam
 	case Raspivid:
 		r.setupInput = r.startRaspivid
+	case V4L:
+		r.setupInput = r.startV4L
 	case File:
 		r.setupInput = r.setupInputForFile
 	}
@@ -367,10 +367,10 @@ loop:
 			if err == nil {
 				r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Debug, pkg+"sent clip to output "+strconv.Itoa(i))
 			} else if r.config.SendRetry == false {
-				r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Warning, pkg+"send to output "+strconv.Itoa(i)+"failed", "error", err.Error())
+				r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Warning, pkg+"send to output "+strconv.Itoa(i)+" failed", "error", err.Error())
 			} else {
 				r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Error, pkg+"send to output "+strconv.Itoa(i)+
-					"failed, trying again", "error", err.Error())
+					" failed, trying again", "error", err.Error())
 				err = dest.send()
 				if err != nil && chunk.Len() > 11 {
 					r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Error, pkg+"second send attempted failed, restarting connection", "error", err.Error())
@@ -479,9 +479,38 @@ func (r *Revid) startRaspivid() error {
 	return err
 }
 
-func (r *Revid) startWebcam() error {
+func (r *Revid) startV4L() error {
+	const defaultVideo = "/dev/video0"
+
 	r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Info, pkg+"starting webcam")
-	r.cmd = exec.Command("ffmpeg", "-i", r.config.InputFileName, "-r", "25", "-f", "h264", "-")
+	if r.config.InputFileName == "" {
+		r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Info, pkg+"using default video device", "device", defaultVideo)
+		r.config.InputFileName = defaultVideo
+	}
+
+	args := []string{
+		"-i", r.config.InputFileName,
+		"-f", "h264",
+		"-r", fmt.Sprint(r.config.FrameRate),
+	}
+	switch {
+	case r.config.FlipHorizontal && r.config.FlipVertical:
+		args = append(args, "-vf", "hflip,vflip")
+	case r.config.FlipHorizontal:
+		args = append(args, "-vf", "hflip")
+	case r.config.FlipVertical:
+		args = append(args, "-vf", "vflip")
+	}
+	args = append(args,
+		"-b:v", fmt.Sprint(r.config.Bitrate),
+		"-maxrate", fmt.Sprint(r.config.Bitrate),
+		"-bufsize", fmt.Sprint(r.config.Bitrate/2),
+		"-s", fmt.Sprintf("%dx%d", r.config.Width, r.config.Height),
+		"-",
+	)
+
+	r.config.Logger.Log(logger.Info, pkg+"ffmpeg args", "args", strings.Join(args, " "))
+	r.cmd = exec.Command("ffmpeg", args...)
 
 	delay := time.Second / time.Duration(r.config.FrameRate)
 	stdout, err := r.cmd.StdoutPipe()