for cameras (mac compatible) that don't have their own web server EvoCam is pretty amazing
http://www.evological.com/evocam.html On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 2:15 PM, Rich Shupe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dave, are you asking for a way to do that entirely external to Flash? That > is, Flash and BitmapData can grab stills from a video stream very easily. I > am assuming you are asking about something else. > > However, if that's all you need, here is a quick example. You may be able > to > do away with Glimpse altogether. > > var vid:Video = new Video(); > addChild(vid); > > var cam:Camera = Camera.getCamera(); > vid.attachCamera(cam); > > stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, captureCamera, false, 0, true); > function captureCamera(evt:MouseEvent): void { > var bmd:BitmapData = new BitmapData(vid.width, vid.height); > bmd.draw(vid) > > var bmp:Bitmap = new Bitmap(bmd); > bmp.x = vid.width; > addChild(bmp); > } > > There are some things to think about, though. > > 1) Flash must be able to see the camera. Drivers may be an issue. > > 2) Sometimes, only one application can have access to the camera. Running > Glimpse at the same time as Flash may prevent Flash access. For example, on > my Mac, Flash can only get a garbled still if iChat has the camera already. > > 3) To answer your other question, just about any webcam will work in Flash. > Just find the most current, reliable-name (for ongoing support), feature > vs. > price (pan, tilt, etc.) camera you like. A generalization, perhaps, but > there's less of a compatibility issue than you might think. > > Rich > http://www.LearningActionScript3.com > > On 6/21/08 1:03 PM, "Dave Mennenoh" wrote: > > > Thought someone here may have some experience with this - my client has a > > Canon VB-C10 web cam. It's an older model not for sale anymore far as I > can > > tell. From Flash, we'll just be opening a window to display the Java > applet > > the camera uses. That is fine. However - what I'm trying to do is be able > to > > get a current still image from the camera, as a jpeg, to use inside Flash > as > > a thumbnail. > > > > They supply a 'Glimpse' application that is somewhat what I need, but I > > can't see how to get an actual image format out of it. > > > > Anyone have any experience with this camera or can maybe point me in the > > right direction? > > > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected] > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
