video-capture

Java VNC Applet vs Screen Capture

Hi, I am trying to make an application in which one component captures the screen of the user (for screen casting). I am aware that there are two options to achieve the same using a Java applet (please correct me if I am wrong). First is to use the java applet to take screen shots continuously and convert it into a video and upload it a...

Cross-Platform webcam access

I'm looking for a cross-platform video capture library, for webcam access. One that wraps V4L/V4L2 on Linux, DirectShow on Windows, and QuickTime on the Mac. C or C++ is preferred, but I can work in Java or Python if those have better options for libraries. ...

Video capture on MacOS

Hi to all I'm wrtiting a C++ application with Trolltech QT Library and I need to capture video stream from a camera and some medical instrumentations. What kind of hardware can I use to do this? I've tried with OpenCV but it doesn't recognize my EyeTV 250. Can I use Pinnacle Video capture for Mac? thanks, Andrea ...

what technologies are available for programmatic video editing?

Problem: Users should be able to upload high resolution video clips from within an app (fat client) that runs on their system. inside this app, i need an framework or lib that is capable of converting an video into an low resolution version. and on the other side, i need something that is capable of building up video right away from im...

Getting Bitmap for First Frame of AVI in Silverlight

Hello everyone, I was wondering if there was a way to programmatically retrieve the first frame of an AVI and get a bitmap image to show the user a preview. The MediaControl in Silverlight shows a preview for Silverlight supported video files but not AVI. Because I'm in a Silverlight environment I cannot use unmanaged code or libraries t...

How to render WPF animation as a video frame by frame?

I've created a nice effect that I like in WPF, I'd like to be able to "record" this effect. But it is choppy during run-time. Is there a way I can convert it to a frame-by-frame process and save it as a video myself instead of trying to record it during playback? Basically I'd like to render WPF as a video, or list a series of frames s...

.Net: What should be the approach to capture video from multiple cameras to flv

Hi Guys, I want to create an application which will take the web cam as an input and save the captured video as an flv file. I am looking at Adobe's Flash Live Media Encoder for the same but it doesn't have an API but has a command line tool for the encoding. Please suggest some other alternatives i could look at. ...

How can I emulate a video capture device and provide dynamic video content?

I would like to emulate video input from a webcam for testing purposes. So I need to be able to emulate a software video capture device in Windows and be able to dynamically generate its output. How can I achieve this? I would prefer a solution in C# or C++. ...

Show HD video source

Hi, I need to capture an hd video source (hi def tv for instance) and show it in a pc. What should I use? I would prefer a solution with windows and c# but I am open to other options. Thank you in advance ...

Capturing still images using AMCAP ?

Hello folks, I am developer from *nix world so any pointers will be helpful. I am using the AMCAP SDK example and have to capture live preview and still images. I understood the code for getting live preview. Now how can I capture an image at runtime from the gcap data structure ? Mind you the application has to do some real time image...

Does webcam recording with Flex strictly requires a media server (FMS, Red5, Wowza,etc.)?

Hi! I'm trying to implement a flex app that will be able to record a video from a webcam and then upload it to a server. I've only found tutorials and examples that require a media server running such as Red5, Flash Media Server and Wowza and an open rtmp stream to the server. However, I want to know if it's possible to record a video...

Android: Does anyone know how to capture video?

Hi, I would like to create a video recorder and so far haven't figured out how to set parameters in order to successfully go through MediaRecorder.prepare() method. Executing the following method public void start() throws IOException{ String state = android.os.Environment.getExternalStorageState(); if(!state.equals(Environment.MEDI...

iPhone video screen capture for the 3GS

With the advent of the iPhone 3GS' video capability - does anyone know if Apple bundled the ability to capture the device screen as a video? Note: I know this question has already been asked regarding previous handset versions but I am specifically asking about the 3GS where this functionality seems more plausible. Update: until I hear...

Creating video tutorials on Linux for my application want to display keystrokes in heads up display?

I am running Ubuntu 9.04 and have done about a half hour worth of searching. I am creating a visual tutorial for a developed application and would like a good looking way to show keys pressed to the user. While not specifically programming related this is of interest to programmers. ...

iphone 3gs video capabilities

I am creating an app that needs to capture contents of a video recorded in-app with the video camera api for "supporting devices" AKA 3GS. Was wondering if anyone knows if it is possible to do the following: Edit your video that was recorded in-app by virtue of cutting down frames to a specified duration. Say, 2 seconds. This might amo...

ffmpeg + PHP + Zend Framework

Here's the situation. While uploading a video, I want to capture a screenshot of that video and save it as a video thumbnail. I currently can't install ffmpeg on my local machine (it will be installed on the production server of course) so I cannot test the following controller action helper I wrote for this purpose: <?php /** * FlvThu...

Video recording API in iPhone SDK 3.0

I am working on an app which should allow user to record video on iPhone 3GS. I was looking into MediaPlayer references but could not find anything there. Can someone give me a head start on the APIs to look for? ...

How to allow only the video recorder of iPhone 3GS to show up using UIImagePickerController class

Using UIImagePicker class I can select the UIImagePickerControllerSource as UIImagePickerControllerSourceTypeCamera. This would show up both the options, camera as well as video recoreder. I want only the video recording option to be available to the user. And as soon as user opens it starts recording without the need to tap record but...

Android: How to initialize MediaRecorder without a valid surface for video preview?

Hello all, I am building a camera app, where videos are continuously being captured and saved to the SD card. The videos are short (few minutes), and their length are preset with setMaxDuration(). The whole process works fine, while the main activity is in the foreground. But, when I go to another activity (e.g. settings), the video re...

User Testing of Website

Hi All, I am searching for a web service which can record the actions done by my clients on my website. There is a service known as "Userfly", but this service is a paid service. They offer the service for free 10 recordings per month only. If you guys know something similar to this but for "FREE" please share and also i would like get ...