centrafuse and webcams.... ?

Tone · 08-13-2005, 06:20 AM

hi id like to add a webcam to my system but unsure if i can view it trew centrafuse? is this posable...

i want to gut out one of my fog lights and mount it in there
but im unsure of how i will get this displayed on centrafuse (its set on shell and i noticed nothing else loads up exept centrafuse...

also is it posable to have 2 cams (one front and one rear?) and view them indipendantly threw centrafuse? (switch between the 2 as and when i like)

also is it possable to record off the cams?
with sound?

id like to keep everything within cetrafuse so i dont have to exit it and open other programs to use the cams....

cheers for any help

m00ie · 08-13-2005, 06:42 PM

I really want multiple cameras and recording as well, hopefully someone will be able to do it

Squiddy · 08-13-2005, 11:45 PM

could you maybe embed a webcam viewing/capturing program like Gotcha! into CF and view/record them that way?

tj!2k4 · 08-14-2005, 11:34 PM

i haven't found any touchscreen friendly webcam apps so far.

entr0py wrote a little app that will display the image from a webcam and caputure an image, but doesn't record video. It looks promising, however, and I hope he will expand on it. http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=56195

Tone · 08-15-2005, 04:53 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by tj!2k4

i haven't found any touchscreen friendly webcam apps so far.

entr0py wrote a little app that will display the image from a webcam and caputure an image, but doesn't record video. It looks promising, however, and I hope he will expand on it. http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=56195

thats exactly the thing im after but with a capture so i can record video from track days ect...
thanks mate

one thing i have NO clue at all on is how to "embed programs into CF"

tj!2k4 · 08-15-2005, 05:59 AM

embedding applications into cf is a matter of modifying the external.xml file located in the \flux media\centrafuse\system\ directory.

JC-S60 · 08-15-2005, 06:08 AM

frodocam?

tj!2k4 · 08-15-2005, 07:34 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by JC-S60

frodocam?

well - touchscreen friendly yes; but captures neither image nor video, and i was unable to get it running on 3 different PCs, so I've given up on that one.

Tone · 08-15-2005, 03:17 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by tj!2k4

embedding applications into cf is a matter of modifying the external.xml file located in the \flux media\centrafuse\system\ directory.

sorry im a noob to this... how do i go about modifying .xml files?

what exactly do i have to do to do it?

cheers for your helpmate

tangeray · 08-15-2005, 04:07 PM

http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=55154

That should show how to imbed using the external.xhtml.

~Tangeray

ShawJohn · 08-15-2005, 04:13 PM

i used Frodocam previously and it is TS friendly. Only problem I experienced was very slow refresh rates. Directshow through explorer gives 25fps+ at 640x480 yet frodocam looked more like about 10fps (using a USB2.0 colour webcam with night vision)

Could direct show not be built into CF to allow display of cams natively.

veetid · 08-15-2005, 04:46 PM

a Centrafuse webcam plugin could easily be built with my SDK, which will be available after 1.5 is released...

for all the programmers out there here is the API...

http://www.centrafuse.com/api

note: mainly check out the CFPlugin class... it is what will be used to create plugins...

david

lerandell · 08-17-2005, 01:33 AM

You n00bs!! Just kidding...

Nullsoft (Streaming|S as in Soft) Video will record from a web cam to a file. It is open sorce too so you should be able to write some code to embed it into CF.

And if you have your cell phone internet dialup working, then this software will stream your web cam via shoutcast to a winamp client.

http://www.nullsoft.com/nsv/
download the NVS tools... http://www.nullsoft.com/nsv/nsvtools-setup.exe

after you install, open NVS Live Capture > chose your web cam in the Devises drop down > then goto File > Set capture destination > pick "File". It will save it in NVS format that can be played back with Winamp
( www.winamp.com )

To stream your web cam you will need to down load the ShoutCast DNAS Server.You can run the server software from your home PC if you always have a way to know the ip address, i.e. the no-ip.com trick or static

I have not tryed this and there could be port issues streaming over a GPRS provider. shoutcast uses port 8000 and 8001 by default but can be adjusted.

let me know if you have questions and I will try to help.

now I am just going to have to go try this and see if I can get it to work while driving on the highway.

Don 944 LA · 08-17-2005, 01:46 AM

Hmmmmm... Shoutcast through phone over Internet .....

So, the cop thats beatin the crap out of me will be global before he gets back in his car ???
GitDafukOutaHere .... too cool

all I want is a USB flash drive with the data, actually 2( 1 for me - 1 for evidence )

Don 944 LA · 08-17-2005, 01:51 AM

Here's another thought .... I'm baaaaad tonight

Have a Forum for people on dates with " Dash Cams "

shoutcasting to all of everyone and in between...