Video capturing MIDlet, is it possible?

I have a Nokia 6600 handset which has a pre-installed video capture program, but that program can only capture 9″ of video & audio. Now I want to write a J2ME video capturing MIDlet without time limitation, Does J2ME provide any related API?

Without source code, I could not even take a guess. It might also be worth posting questions like this in [url http://forum.java.sun.com/wireless/forum.jsp?forum=76]CLDC and MIDP

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Hi!
I have hi 8 video tapes which i want to import into my MacBook.
I would like to work on them with iMovie 09, cut them, set titles etc. put music on and so on.
Earlier I plugged my hi 8 camcorder into my panasonic DMR E85H dvd recorder with built in hdd.
Then i importet them via handbrake into my MacBook.
Then i importet them into iMovie 08 an did some cutting and so on.
Then i recognized, that there where horizontal interferences in the movie.
On the dvds the video is ok!
It doesn´t matter if i play the videos in Quicktime or in iTunes or iMovie.
If i would use a Elgato Video Capture to import or a digital 8 camcorder to import the videos to my MacBook would i be able to get a better result?
Which one should i prefer - i have to buy each of them!
Would the size of the camcorder-imported videos be bigger then with the Elgato device?
Now i´m using iMovie 09.
Thanks a lot for helping me out!

Based on your comments about horizontal interferences, it may be that you are seeing interlace artifacts. The solution may be to deinterlace the clips.
You might try checking the settings in handbrake to deinterlace.
You might also take the clip you have produced in HB and deinterlacing using a free tool like MPEG Streamclip or JES Deinterlacer.
Your MPEG2 on DVD is already compressed from the original on tape. Then HandBrake decompresses and recompresses it to h.264. You generally want to cut out compression steps in your workflow whenever possible, because each generation of compression will introduce noise and loss.
You could also reimport from DVD using MPEG Streamclip (and the Apple QuickTime MPEG2 Playback Component). You could deinterlace at this step if needed.
You could certainly import through a camcorder with passthru capability. It will be DV which will be a very high data rate and potentially high quality, but it will never be higher quality than the underlying analog material. But you will have eliminated a compression step so you will be closer to the original.
ElGato products will certainly work as well. I use the ElGato EyeTV hybrid to capture from a VHS Deck, as well as to record high definition TV shows. My ElGato will capture to MPEG2, although the newer models may capture directly to MPEG4 (not sure). You would then use the ElGato software to export to iMovie in an editable format such as h.264 or Apple Intermediate Codec.

How can I get Hi8 video captured in NTSC Standard, to display as 4:3 when DVD is played on TV?

I have been capturing Hi8 tapes of our family, using a Sony analog-to-digital converter and Adobe Premier 10's NTSC Standard (4:3) preset. However, when I use Premiere Elements 10 to burn the digital files to DVDs and then play them on a Sony DVD player and Bravia flat-panel TV, the video is distorted in width automatically by the Wide Zoom mode. The TV cannot be configured to display the frames in the Normal Mode because the resolution is 720p, so the images cannot be viewed with the original 4:3 frame aspect ratio.
After much experimentation, I tried capturing a tape in the NTSC Wide (16:9) preset. When I started to burn the AVI file to a DVD, I got a warning that I was using the wrong format, and the choice to correct the format. I chose NO, and then burned the DVD. To my surprise, it did display on the TV without horizontal stretch, and the images did not appear to have been noticeably degraded.
I would very much appreciate knowing if there is some way for me to go back now and have Premiere Elements 10 somehow reformat all of the Hi8 tapes I captured using the NTSC Standard preset, so that I don't have to recapture them, but can simply reformat them and burn them to DVD's that can be displayed on the TV without being distorted?

Thanks for replying Steve. I've been using a Sony DVMC-DA2, an analog-to- digital media converter which I was advised is used by people converting media professionally. I've been using an S-Video cable to connect it to my Sony Hi8 video camera (Model CCD-TR101), which was considered to be a high-end camera, back in the day (1992). The converter is connected to my Windows 7 computer with an IEEE 1394, "FireWire" cable. I'm not sure how I would check the format into which the Hi8 video is being converted, but I've followed the Adobe Premiere 10 Video Tutorial and configured the capture preset to the NTSC Standard (4:3), which is the one recommended for DV cameras. I couldn't find any advice specifically explaining how to configure the preset when converting analog Hi8 to digital.
In the Premiere Elements 10 editing software itself, the video images burned on a DVD are not distorted, and the quality of the video images during editing looks to be every bit as good as the camera could record.
When I started showing the DVD's to my family, however, I was very disappointed to discover that everything looked stretched in the horizontal direction. I have since studied the configuring of frame aspect ratio modes (Normal, Zoom, Wide Zoom and Full) described in the Sony Bravia TV's instruction manual, in detail. And, I have tried every conceivable combination of the picture and frame settings to see if I could "unstretch' the video images. No, luck. It was then that I came across a footnote that indicated that the Normal mode was not available for video resolutions of 720p, 1080 and higher. Unfortunately, the NTSC Standard preset indicates that it does capture DV in images that have 720 horizontal pixels by 480 vertical pixels.
When I view the Hi8 burned to DVD's on other computers, using Windows Media Player and Video Lan, they are not distorted. In fact, they look so good that I'm just about ready to dedicate my laptop as the DVD player for my TV set! It was while contemplating whether there might be a way to avoid doing this, that it occured to me to try capturing some Hi8 tape using the NTSC Wide Screen preset option. My half-formed idea was that, since the ratio of pixel width to pixel height in the Standard preset was smaller than with the Widescreen preset, using the latter to capture an analog video image might either (1) expand the width of the overall image much farther, and cause grotesque distortion, or (2) squash the width of the overall image, so that it looked normal. I can't pretend to have known what I was doing, since I don't understand video recording technology, but it also occured to me that the Widescreen preset might degrade the resolution, so that it was somehow no longer 720p, and thereby possibly circumvent the Sony lockout of the Normal Mode for these DVD's. Whatever it did, capturing Hi8 video with the NTSC Widescreen preset did, indeed, reduce the width of the frames appearing on the TV Screen, so that they apperared normal.
The question with which I'm now wrestling is whether to go back and re-capture all of the Hi8 tapes, with the NTSC Widescreen preset, that I had already captured with the NTSC Standard preset - a big job. The warning window that popped-up when I prepared to burn the test video captured with the Widescreen preset gave me the option of correcting my "mistaken" choice of capture preset. I declined, and was rewarded with an undistorted video image. Which raises the possibility that, somewhere in Premiere Elements 10, there may be the capability of invoking that same pop-up window and modifying what the software considers to be the "correct," Standard preset to the Widescreen preset,so that I can change the formatting for all of the HI8 tapes I've already captured, so that they can be burned to DVD's and viewed in their proper frame aspect ration.
This has been a long-winded follow-up to your initial answer to my question, but I would very much appreciate any further suggestions.
Many thanks. Paul

Advice Needed for Video Capture Device

Hi,
I'm looking to buy a USB (or Firewire if they exist) video capture device that can take S-Video and composite connections. Could someone recommend me best one under $150 that is compatible with Snow Leopard? Also, and more importantly, does anyone know if it is possible to capture the signal via Quicktime Pro or Final Cut Pro rather than bundled third party software.
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I used the predecessor to the Canopus ADVC55 to load VHS tapes into a mac. As I recall I brought the firewire signal into iMovie (could have been Final Cut Pro too, as I had both on the system). Here are the specs: http://www.grassvalley.com/products/advc55 . Also some comments on it at http://www.amazon.com/Hardware-ADVC-55-d-Converter-Ntsc/dp/B000HGVZG0/ref=sr_1_2 ?ie=UTF8&qid=1323954590&sr=8-2 Here's another source to buy it: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/312315-REG/Grass_Valley_602005_ADVC_55_Ana log_to_Digital.html .
They also make an ADVCmini, which I haven't used, which is probably less expensive, with specs at http://www.grassvalley.com/products/advcmini

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I am a digital video editor working with Adobe Premiere 6.0. I have noticed that when I try to capture video on the program all I get is a grey screen with no video and no audio ,however, I do get device control. I have learned that I do not have a video capture card installed on my computer. I was directed to this link to assist me with possible video capture card brands http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere/capturecard_partners/#head2 I have learned that AJA, which is on the list, does not have ANYTHING for Adobe Premiere 6.0 because of how old the program is. I moved on down the list and contacted Blackmagic Design. They have contacted me back, however, do not have an answer ready yet. Here are the specs for my computer...
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N81 VGA video capture

Hi,
I`m having some problems with my Nokia n81.
I can`t capture a VGA video/640x480px/, is it a firmware issue or just a setting? My phone is set to Video Quality-High, but it still captures a clip with resolution 320x240px.
In the following specification provided by Nokia/In the official UK site http://nokia.co.uk / is said that this device can support this resolution.The specifications: http://www.nokia.co.uk/A4515023
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could someone share a list of compatible video capture cards to use in a PC in a WebEx session?
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thanks for the advice and links... I was having trouble making sense of barefoot.
I have heard that a card that works well for gaming will not necessarily work well for CAD based programs like Maya. can any one confirm or deny this? I can use the software for things like this but I am pretty low on the food chain when it comes to hardware issues.
It is possible I being too picky wanting an affordable card that:
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When I do video capture with my MSI FX5900-VTD128, the picture is not centered correctly and not at the right size either.
Let's take for example that I want to record TLC. I always get a black vertical bar on the left side of the capture video and the TLC watermark is also missing on the screen. In other words, if I could move video capture screen to the left, I would regain the full video frame.
One of my friend has a different video capture card and he is able to correct the screen size and position. Is this possible with my video card ???
I have a lot of shaded options in my nVidia WDM setup. Things that I cannot change. Any clue on how I can resize my capture video and how to eneble shaded option ???
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Man... I have VHS tapes that I want to put on DVD... It reallly does not work... It looks like if the image was zoomed in and a little bit to much on the left...
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Installing the 10.4.9 Update on my eMac 1.42ghz G4 system essentially broke Final Cut's video capture capabilities, showing the same failures with both my FC 4.5 HD and FC Express 2.0 versions of the program.
I have taken a number of steps to confirm that the problem source is the 10.4.9 update, including re-installing 10.4.0 from DVD and then running capture tests before and after re-installing the 10.4.9 software update.
Under 10.4.9 it was impossible to capture more than a few seconds of uninterrupted DV video, even though I was using equipment, software and procedures that had performed reliably many dozens of times previously. Watching the access LED's on my external hard drive illuminated the core of the problem (possibly an issue with storage buffering or Firewire).
When video capture is functioning correctly the system writes to the drive with frequent short bursts at a rate of several times a second. Running under 10.4.9 the video capture attempts have very long periods with no drive activity, followed by long continuous writes. While
those long writes are taking place the input video freezes and falls silent, both on the preview screen and in the resulting movie file on hard disk.
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I currently have the system re-installed and re-updated to 10.4.7 and my Final Cut video capture is functioning normally. Based on considerable knowledge of computing and media systems, my own experiences with the 10.4.9 update, and other comments about 10.4.9 that I have read elsewhere,
this latest OSeX update seems to make changes to some critical, low level functions that have the potential of breaking a great deal of software and peripherals. My standing advice to clients and colleagues will be to stay away from 10.4.9 until such time as Apple addresses
the apparent compatibility problems.
peace
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I'm afraid I can't help you other than to suggest you
post your Final Cut issues in the Final Cut forum
area here:
http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=
123
I doubt the 10.4.9 broke anything.
I am a very knowledgable and experienced systems tech and have done extensive trouble testing trying to resolve this issue. Acknowledging that there are very large numbers of variables involved in any modern computer process, I have scientifically confirmed that, at least for this system / model / software combination, 10.4.9 is definitely the variable that is breaking my video capture capabilities.
Having stepped through the most of the OS updates under identical hardware, software and preference settings:
OSeX 10.3.x to 10.4.8 == capture functions normally
OSex updated to 10.4.9 == capture broken
Exactly which of the many variables in the 10.4.9 update is causing the breakage is up to Apple to determine; I don't have access the source code like I do with my GNU OSS & Linux systems.
Still, per your suggestion, I will cross post this issue to the Final Cut list. There is always the possibility that some hidden variable in the equation could be causing the conflicts between the software versions I need to rely on and 10.4.9, though I have already tested a number of hardware and preference configurations to eliminate the most probable suspects.
peace

Open plea to Apple re video capture

Dear Apple,
The election coming up is hugely important and there are a lot of worries about irregularities taking place, both with people being allowed to vote and with the voting technology itself. Video capture with the iPhone would make it possible for millions of people to document any situations that come up at the polling place, and help insure transparency in the process. Would you please either add that capability to the iPhone software, or allow app developers to offer it?
Thanks,
Uri W

Hello Uri W.
As stated by another poster. This is a user to user forum. And we all volunteer and assist with technical questions you may have.
If you ever have any feature requests, bug reports, ideas, or general feedback to Apple. The link posted below is the best please to submit such info.
Since this relates to iPhone the iPhone feedback page is below. But I also listed the general feedback page as well.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html
http://www.apple.com/feedback/

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Hello,
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Juraj.

You should take a look at the hardware requirements and supported formats for the cross platform version of JMF.
http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/jmf/2.1.1/formats.html
http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/jmf/2.1.1/requirements.html
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Need video capture with overlay

I am looking for a video capture card or camera that I can use to capture video of a sample under test. Labview would be controlling the test and I would need to have the test parameters displayed as a text overlay on the captured video in real time.
What sort of capture device can I start/stop with Labview and also insert a text overlay as frames are captured? I would also prefer the frames to be built into some standard video format like AVI as they are captured.
I don't need to do any "vision" processing on the video. I just want to capture and save. I would like to capture using a firewire megapixel camera for higher resolution if possible.

Hi BDS,
From what I understand, you are looking for these hardware and software
capabilities:
- Use FireWire camera and/or framegrabber card
- Insert text overlay
- Create AVIs
If you would like to do image acquisition with a FireWire camera in LabVIEW, you
will need to use the NI-IMAQ for IEEE 1394 driver that comes bundled in the Vision Acquisition
Software. You can either plug the camera in directly to a computer
with a built-in FireWire port or use the PCI-8252 FireWire interface device
(which comes with the NI-IMAQ for IEEE 1394 driver). For information on
other framegrabber card options (for non-FireWire cameras), please see the NI Vision Hardware website.
The functions for creating AVIs are included in the Vision Acquisition
Software. The text overlays, however, are functions only found in our
image processing software, the Vision
Development Module. All these sites can be found on the main NI Machine Vision page; let me know if you
have any more questions after viewing this information.
Cheers,
Irene Chow
National Instruments
Applications Engineer

Video capture to file

Hello, everybody!
The question is:
Have got a stream video on front panel of labview vi. It's captured from some hardware. I need to record it to file in real time. The to ways i can see to do it:
1) Capture video directly from hardware (conflicts possible in this case)
2) Grab video from application window using Labview tools if it possible (if Labview have got such functionality)
Please advice.
Thanks.
Artiom

Hi Artiom,
If you haven't noticed it yet, this thread might be of some interest.
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