java:web cam application

Question

i am looking to do devlop the floowing application. how to go abt it?

1. Scan the system for installed webcams and their supported video modes.
2. Let the user select a cam and a video mode.
3. Displays a video of the camera.
4. Starts a frame grabber/processor, it doesn't have to do nothing for now. I want to have the possibility to elaborate frames or at least one frame every x.
5. Not sure if it's possible but i'd need also a routine to overlay processed frames on the playing video.

Answer 1

Check this post on SO for inspiration.

The JMF framework supports capturing real-time data, audio or video, as detailed in this article

Answer 2

You can also try LTI-Civil