KWebCam grabs frames from a webcam. ( 320x240x16bpp )

Not available on mac OS X yet.

Note that it is not possible to change the size of the grabbing in the current version.

includes : #include "KWebCam.h" Library : KWebCam.lib Microsoft Windows: vfw32.lib Mac OS X: n/a

Quick Reference getCameraInfo getPixels setCamera startCapture stopCapture

char* getCameraInfo( long index ) ;

Returns the name of a camera ( range 0 to 9 ). Returns NULL if no camera is available. Example : KWebCam *webCam ; webCam = new KWebCam ; char *cameraName = webCam->getCameraInfo( 0 ) ; //retrieves the name of the first camera

bool setCamera( HWND parentWindow , long index ) ;

Selects the camera for future grabbing. Example : webCam->setCamera( KWindow::getWindowHandle() , 0 ) ;

unsigned short *getPixels( void ) ;

Returns the adress of the pixel buffer. The pixel buffer is a 320x240x16bpp buffer. Example : unsigned short *pixelBuffer ; pixelBuffer = webCam->getPixels( ) ; if ( pixelBuffer == NULL ) { NoWebCamError() ; }

bool startCapture( long FrameEveryMicroseconds ) ;

Starts grabbing, the parameter represents the delay in microseconds between each frame. Example : webCam->startCapture( 1000000 ) ; //grab a frames every second.

void stopCapture( void )

stops the current capture session. Example : webCam->stopCapture() ;

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