Capture image from isight

What is the best way to capture images from iSight using Applescript ?

erritikamathur wrote:
What is the best way to capture images from iSight using Applescript
(1) Depending on what you want to do, you may be able to use your "Automator" application to make your scripts instead (Automator calls them "workflows".)
When you launch Automator, you can immediately select the "Photos & Images" as a starting point to see if it will meet your needs by selecting "my Computer's Camera" in the "Get content from:" choices bar there.
For more info on Automator, start with Mac 101: Automator and then launch Automator on your Mac and use its Automator > Help as needed.
(2) If you really need to use AppleScript, you need to understand that you script applications (such as iChat), not devices (like iSight.) Therefore, first decide what you want to do with your iSight. Click -> here to see a list of some applications that can operate your iSight.
Once you have decided what you want to do, launch your Mac's AppleScript Script Editor.
Next, open Script Editor's Library window to see a list of Apple apps that are scriptable. Those that can control iSight include iChat, iMovie, and iPhoto. Double-click on one of the apps of interest to see the dictionary of functions that can be scripted in that application. Reviewing the library for any app will help you determine whether the functions you want to control can be scripted in that app. If not, you need to find another app that can control that function, develop an alternate process flow that can be scripted, or look for a way to accomplish your task other than with AppleScript.
Some third party apps may also be scriptable. See the documentation or support info for particulars directly from the developers of those apps.
More help is available from a variety of sources. For instance, you can check your Mac's Help on specific applications to see if they contain info on automating them. One specific example is iChat > Help, which gives a good start on your iChat study.
Unless you already know how to use AppleScript, you may also need to do some more general study or perhaps take advantage of the Apple training series book available from the Apple Store.
EZ Jim
G5 DP 1.8GHz w/Mac OS X (10.5.7) PowerBook 1.67GHz (10.4.11) iBookSE 366MHz (10.3.9) External iSight

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How to capture images from stageVideo container

Hi,
I am developing video conference application in flash with FMS4.5 and integrating StageVideo API for rendering video on hardware and it's working very nice but, I am not able to capture picture from StageVideo so If anybody have any idea/suggestions about capture picture from StageVideo then your suggestion will help more.
Thanks
Ram

Hi,
Thanks for your interest in StageVideo. The following resources might be useful:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/as3/dev/WSe9ecd9e6b89aefd2-68d5ef8f12cc8511f6c-8000.html
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/flash/media/StageVideo. html
http://everythingfla.com/quickies/stageVideo
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/devices/articles/video_content_tv.html
Thank you !

Capturing images from two web camera in real time

Hi,
I need to compare two pictures from two webcameras. I will make some easy computing on them, so there should be no speed problem, but i dont know how can i take each picture? is there any action which is called each time a frame comes? do sb have some sample code?
thanks
JJ

Here's source code I posted to capture a frame from one webcam.
http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=570463&tstart=25
Lots of people have problems with multiple cameras, something to do with the
Windows USB channels and failing to detect/select between the two.
So, capturing frames from 1 web cam is relatively straightforward, but you may have serious problems with two or more.
regards,
Owen

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hi
i want use labview to caputre image from my webcam
what are the ni drivers that required or step??
i use la 2012
regards
hi ?Q>

Duplicate. Discussions will continue over there.
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Coleman Technologies

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