EASY rearview camera support (w/ a little help) - Page 2

mobileh1 · 05-19-2004, 05:31 PM

An example:

Custommx3 · 05-19-2004, 05:34 PM

Well Media car will close out the program now, THANK YOU! but, it wont embbed yet.
I can just run a batch file and place it where I want via command line, but it would be nice to embbed it.

Custommx3 · 05-19-2004, 05:37 PM

looking @ your screenshot, I dont see the title on the program in the lates download.

mobileh1 · 05-19-2004, 05:38 PM

You're welcome.

What does it mean to be embedded. I think if it started with an offset and was sized properly, it would appear to be embedded. The reason this has trouble is the same as DVD playback. The way these things work is not the usual way. If Coyotee were around we could work this out together.

Typically in Windows, when a window gets drawn, a device context is used to 'paint' with.

However, DirectShow, as the name imples does something else. It says to the hardware accelerator, render the video stream to the graphics card at this offset and this size. Windows then takes a back seat to the whole process of managing painting of this 'window' - to Windows it more like a hole in the screen from this point.

I've put MC on that machine now and will give it a try later if you want. I should probably write some code for my boss for a few minutes now unless you can convince her that this is more important

Custommx3 · 05-19-2004, 05:41 PM

Open media car and see how notepad is embedded as well as the calc by default?
Thats what I mean.

mobileh1 · 05-19-2004, 06:06 PM

Ok, I see what you mean, I am running 800x600 here and have it running embedded perfectly.

What res are you running at and I'll build you a version.

Are you able to use the cmd line arguments? Because basically embedded means:

- run as directed, except add 55 to the y offset and subtract that from the height, use a caption, but dont display it and close when told to using FullscreenTV.

I couldnt figure out the ini format to specify the command line args. When I added them MC gave me errors, so I hard coded my version. I also picked the second video device because I wanted the web cam, not the TV.

Screen shot as it looks here:

Custommx3 · 05-19-2004, 06:33 PM

Im running @ 800x600 as well
and I had mine running from a batch file.
is that what you were doing?

mobileh1 · 05-19-2004, 06:42 PM

No batch file, thats a good idea to hide the args. Never thought of that. I made the exe just work the way I wanted it.

If you using device 0 (the first capture device), the attached zip should work fine.

If not then I'll have to build you a different version to try.

Assuming Device 0:

Loose the batch file and have the fullscreen.ini look like this:

[GENERAL]
PATH = C:\program files\mediacar\fullscreen.exe
TryEmbeddedTimeOut = 5
WindowSearchString=*FullscreenTV*

Make a pretty jpg for the graphic and copy the attached binary to C:\program files\mediacar\fullscreen.exe

Good luck, let me know if it works for you.

maximilian · 05-19-2004, 06:51 PM

can i get the sesame street explanation for how to do this.....thanx

maximilian · 05-19-2004, 06:53 PM

hey custom any luck in embedding your emulators into mediacar?

antimatter · 05-19-2004, 07:50 PM

Wow.

Good work guys. I will try this later today (if possible) I am running 800x600 with MediaCar and was looking for a way to add rear view to to my arsinal.

Thanks mobileh1

mobileh1 · 05-19-2004, 09:34 PM

I think its working fine, I'm waiting to hear back from Custommx3 before posting an official build/description.

Works embedded here for me.

Custommx3?

Custommx3 · 05-19-2004, 10:09 PM

Yea, seems to work, but its not embedded, its just positioned right.
Works well perfectly though.

Is there a way to modify the code to use its own INI file instead of you having to encode settings in the application?

I REALLY appreciate u looking @ the code. I can now use my rear cam.

Now.. if we could just launch from a button..