Zoran ZR36057/ZR36067 MJPEG PCI video capture cards
Late-1990s PCI video capture and editing cards built around Zoran's ZR36057/ZR36067 MJPEG codec chips, including the Iomega Buz, Linux Media Labs LML33, and Pinnacle/Miro DC10 and DC30 family. They were used by prosumer video editors to digitise analog video from camcorders and VCRs before DV and USB capture took over.
recommendation
Worth keeping but the niche should be documented: the hardware is clearly legacy (Pinnacle dropped DC10 support years ago, and the Iomega Buz dates to 1999), and the kernel's own Kconfig already labels the option "Deprecated". However, upstream still tends to it, with a March 2026 memory-leak fix sent to stable and inclusion in Hans Verkuil's March 2025 media maintenance series, so removal is not on the table. Realistic users today are hobbyists and archivists digitising old analog tapes.
repository signals
sources
- docs.kernel.org
Kernel documentation says the zoran driver covers Iomega Buz, Linux Media Labs LML33/LML33R10, and Pinnacle/Miro DC10/DC30 family boards based on ZR360x7 chips.
- kernelconfig.io
Current kernel config metadata labels CONFIG_VIDEO_ZORAN as "Zoran ZR36057/36067 Video For Linux (Deprecated)" and points to drivers/media/pci/zoran/.
- lore.kernel.org
The driver still receives upstream fixes: a linux-media patch in March 2026 fixed a potential memory leak in zoran_probe() and CCed stable.
- lore.kernel.org
The driver was included in a Hans Verkuil media maintenance series in March 2025, showing ongoing tree upkeep rather than abandonment.
- help.pinnaclesys.com
Pinnacle's current compatibility page lists DC10/DC10 Plus among hardware from older Studio versions that is no longer in warranty or supported.
- macworld.com
A contemporaneous 1999 review describes the Iomega Buz as a PCI video-capture card, reinforcing that this hardware family is a late-1990s legacy product line.
codex reasoning notes (technical)
Real driver directory: local shell `rg` showed `module_pci_driver(zoran_driver)` in `zoran_card.c` plus PCI ID table and MODULE_DESCRIPTION for ZR36057/36067 JPEG codec boards. Lore evidence came from `lore_activity` on `drivers/media/pci/zoran/zoran_card.c`; it showed recent 2025-2026 fixes/cleanups and no removal thread, so this is not a removal candidate. Web search provided kernel docs and kernelconfig pages showing the exact supported boards and that Kconfig already marks the driver deprecated. Web search also found Pinnacle's support page stating DC10/DC10 Plus are no longer supported, and a 1999 Macworld review for Iomega Buz confirming the hardware's vintage. Conclusion: hardware is clearly legacy and likely only used in hobbyist/archival setups today, but upstream still fixes it occasionally, so `keep-annotate` fits better than `deprecate`/`remove`.