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Anybody done work with web cams?

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  • 22-08-2001 7:53am
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    phobos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,322 ✭✭✭


    Right,

    I want to create an interface to a web cam in a project I am drafting up. Does anyone know how I could develop some software in Java (or anything really!), that would enable me to capture images from a web cam. My prefference is Java, coz it's the business logic that will be handling the image and will be running on a platform independent tier.

    Any info or links etc, would be very helpful.

    TIA,
    ;-phobos-)


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    Enygma
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    Most webcams come with software that allows you "stream" what it sees to the web. Basically all it does is copy a GIF file up to a website every couple of seconds, you could easily write code to get that image off the web.


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    phobos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,322 ✭✭✭phobos


    Very true, but that software is platform dependent. Cheers m8, that is probably the best sollution for now, until I can come up with a better one. smile.gif

    Actually no wait I have just come up with another idea, and have the sollution to it. cool.gif

    Thanx,

    ;-phobos-)


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