awesome post in so many different ways... thanks for the detailed info. On Aug 23, 2012, at 8:27 PM, Scott Davis <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Stefan, > >> 2. I'd like to get access to the camera in common mobile browsers using >> HTML5. >> My latest information is that this in the specs of HTML5 but it's >> currently only possible in Opera with a hack. >> Correct? > > > Apache Cordova (nee Phonegap) gives you a JavaScript API that you can use to > access the camera. The drawback (possibly) is that you need to compile your > HTML5 app into native app to deploy it. Cordova's JS API polymorphically > binds to the native API at compile time. The upside is they support all of > the major smartphone platforms -- iPhone, Android, etc. > <http://docs.phonegap.com/en/1.0.0/phonegap_camera_camera.md.html> > > For a pure HTML5 solution, you are looking for the getUserMedia() call. > Desktop Chrome and Opera (Desktop + Mobile) support it OOTB, according to > <http://caniuse.com/stream> > > Fun tutorial: <http://html5doctor.com/getusermedia/> > Fun live demo: <http://www.quicksnapr.com/> > > There is a polyfill out there named getUserMedia.js > <https://github.com/addyosmani/getUserMedia.js/tree/> that fails over to > Flash if your browser doesn't support the JS natively. (Sadly, this doesn't > help you on iOS.) > Fun live demo: > <http://addyosmani.github.com/getUserMedia.js/face-detection-demo/index.html> > > Both iOS 6 and Android.next claim they'll allow you to select existing photos > out of your library using a standard [input type="file"] element, and the > rumors continue to swirl that you might be able to actually take photos using > it as well. > > <http://taitems.tumblr.com/post/24936855546/what-ios-6-mobile-safari-offers-front-end-devs> > > HTH, > s > Scott Davis > [email protected] > > ThirstyHead: Training Done Right > http://thirstyhead.com > > > On Aug 23, 2012, at 4:31 PM, Stefan Keller <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> We are trying to implement two obvious things which seem to be hard or >> almost impossible: >> >> 1. I simply want to display a realistic 3D object (like in .obj >> format) representing a building or an architectural artefact. This >> building has a fixed orientation (in contrast to other POIs which are >> flat and "turn towards me"). >> I've implemented two AR service providers, one for Layar and one for >> Wikitude and failed. I also looked for other AR browsers like Junaio. >> Wikitude (and I think Junaio too) can't deal with 3D objects. >> In Layar I came close but what's getting displayed is me sitting >> inside the building all the time and wherever I'm located with the >> phone. >> As last resort I tried to find a layer/world which could probably get >> evidence that displaying realistic 3D objects and I failed too. >> => Am I missing something in Layar (the support and community over >> there is lousy)? >> => Can somebody tell me, if he ever found a Layar layer which displays >> 3D objects ("Aqueduc du Gier 3D" came close)? >> => Does anyone know an freely available AR app which can display 3D >> objects really? >> >> 2. I'd like to get access to the camera in common mobile browsers using >> HTML5. >> My latest information is that this in the specs of HTML5 but it's >> currently only possible in Opera with a hack. >> Correct? >> >> S. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Geowanking mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org > > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org
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