Close webcam usage via actionscript

Question

Hello. Is there way, how to close webcam connection in actionscript. I am opening stream through Camera.getCamera(). Problem is, that after freeing webcam instance (i tried many ways) LIGHT on webcam is still beam (tried on macbook pro).

Answer 1

You can simply call video.attachCamera(null) to free the camera.

The below example demonstrates the code. When you click on the stage, Camera is toggled on/off.

package {
    import flash.display.Sprite;
    import flash.events.Event;
    import flash.events.MouseEvent;
    import flash.media.Camera;
    import flash.media.Video;

    public class testAS3 extends Sprite
    {
     public var cam:Camera;
     public var video:Video;
     public var camOn:Boolean = false;


     public function testAS3()
     {
      cam = Camera.getCamera();
      video = new Video();
      addChild(video);

      stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,toggleCamera);
     }

     public function toggleCamera(evt:Event):void {
      if (camOn){
       video.attachCamera(null);
      } else {
       video.attachCamera(cam);
      }

      camOn = !camOn;
     }
    }
}

Answer 2

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Answer 3

Hi anybody how to access flash settings to allow webcam dyncamically? is it possible?