Webcam Capture - C# / C Sharp

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

Thanks

Dec 21 '07 #1

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Hello Kevin,

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

and believe in google, it hepls in 90% :)

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Michael Nemtsev [.NET/C# MVP] :: blog: http://spaces.live.com/laflour

"The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we
miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it" (c) Michelangelo
KHi!
KWhich is the best way to webcam video capture with C# 2.0 and vs
K2005?
KDirectX? VFW Windows Api ?
KThanks
K>

Dec 21 '07 #2

Kerem Gumrukcu

>and believe in google, it hepls in 90% :)

LOL

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Dec 21 '07 #3

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Hi Michael, thanks for your reply.
My question was Wich is the best method, not how to do... ;)
"Michael Nemtsev [MVP]" wrote:

Hello Kevin,

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

and believe in google, it hepls in 90% :)

---
WBR,
Michael Nemtsev [.NET/C# MVP] :: blog: http://spaces.live.com/laflour

"The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we
miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it" (c) Michelangelo
KHi!
KWhich is the best way to webcam video capture with C# 2.0 and vs
K2005?
KDirectX? VFW Windows Api ?
KThanks
K>

Dec 21 '07 #4

Peter Duniho

On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:47:01 -0800, Kevin
<Ke***@discussi ons.microsoft.c omwrote:

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

Dec 21 '07 #5

clintonG

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

Thanks

Dec 22 '07 #6

Michael C

"Kevin" <a@a.comwrote in message
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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.

>
Thanks

Jan 6 '08 #7

Michael A. Covington

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"Kevin" <a@a.comwrote in message
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>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.

Agreed. Look for DirectShowNet, on SourceForge.

Jan 7 '08 #8

juan roque

Aug 19 '08 #9

juan roque

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Aug 19 '08 #10

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