Webcam Capture

[Kevin]

Hi!
Which is the best way to webcam video capture with C# 2.0 and vs 2005?
DirectX? VFW Windows Api ?

Thanks

 

[Michael Nemtsev [MVP]]

Hello Kevin,

See there http://www.codeproject.com/KB/dotnet/wiascriptingdotnet.aspx?target=WIA

and believe in google, it hepls in 90%

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K> Hi!
K> Which is the best way to webcam video capture with C# 2.0 and vs
K> 2005?
K> DirectX? VFW Windows Api ?
K> Thanks
K>

 

[Kerem Gumrukcu]

and believe in google, it hepls in 90%

LOL




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[Kevin]

Hi Michael, thanks for your reply.
My question was Wich is the best method, not how to do...

 

[Peter Duniho]

Hi Michael, thanks for your reply.
My question was Wich is the best method, not how to do...

Your question was not at all that clear. Also, it's a little awkward to
ask what's the best way to do something in a certain technology (C# 2.0,
which is just the compiler but I assume you mean to imply .NET 2.0 also),
and then offer as the two options for "best" a couple of technologies that
have nothing to do with the certain technology.

All that said, I'm not aware of any built-in support in .NET for video
capture. The current Windows API is DirectShow which, oddly enough, is
not in DirectX anymore. It's in the Platform SDK and replaces
ActiveMovie/VFW.

Do a Google search for ".net directshow" and you'll come across an open
source project meant to make interop with DirectShow in a .NET program
much easier. I haven't used it myself, but it's been around few a few
years now and I'd guess it would help a lot.

Pete

 

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[Michael C]

Hi!
Which is the best way to webcam video capture with C# 2.0 and vs 2005?
DirectX? VFW Windows Api ?

DirectX, specifically DirectShow, is the way to go. I'm not sure if there's
a managed interface available but you can get third party solutions or
sample on the internet. It's not that simple.

Alternatively VFW is a LOT simpler but doesn't have as much support or
functionality.

 

[Michael A. Covington]

DirectX, specifically DirectShow, is the way to go. I'm not sure if
there's a managed interface available but you can get third party
solutions or sample on the internet. It's not that simple.

Agreed. Look for DirectShowNet, on SourceForge.