[PD] processing webcam input with GEM

[Max Neupert]

the computers specs are: winXP SP1 Intel 2.28GHz 1GB RAM NVIDIA 
graphics card.
does that help?

Am 16.06.2004 um 22:13 schrieb Ian Smith-Heisters:

> Huh, that's exactly the camera I was using, only without any problems 
> :\ Maybe some conflict with your video card? I literally plugged the 
> camera in and it worked in PD. Weird indeed. What are your comp's 
> specs?
>
> Ian
>
> Max Neupert wrote:
>
>> That's interesting; i recently had a project (yesterday) where i 
>> tried to use pd, GEM and a Logitech Quickcam (Pro 4000) on a WinXP 
>> and pd crashed when i loaded a pd patch using GEM objects. after 
>> uninstalling the Logitech software pd ran nicely again - but i could 
>> not use the cam.
>> weired.
>>
>> max
>>
>> Am 16.06.2004 um 18:19 schrieb Ian Smith-Heisters:
>>
>>> I recently did a project in WinXP with a webcam, PD, and GEM and it 
>>> worked beutifully. I was able to have 9 concurrently running 
>>> captures and 3D without a decent framerate. I think there are some 
>>> GEM picture analysis objects, but I'm not familiar with them. 
>>> PDP+PiDiP on Linux is the best way to do this, but WinXP and GEM, 
>>> perhaps with an OSC connection to something like Eyesweb will work. 
>>> I used a Logitech Quickcam.
>>>
>>> -Ian
>>>
>>> metafor at gmx.net wrote:
>>>
>>>> hi vasily
>>>>
>>>> i did this kind of things (colordetection) with pd and pdp+pidip. 
>>>> it works
>>>> like a charm and it's fast, even if you use an object multiple 
>>>> times, in my case
>>>> 17. it's linux and macOSX only. but i think you should give 
>>>> dynebolic (dynebolic.org) a try,
>>>> it's a linux live-cd and i think the mentioned software should run 
>>>> without
>>>> installing anything.
>>>> http://ydegoyon.free.fr/pidip.html
>>>>
>>>> if there is no 3D involved i think you rather take this then using 
>>>> gem.
>>>> most people i know working with linux and webcams are using the 
>>>> ones from philips.
>>>> i think 740 (yellow rubber focus, not red) but i tried logitech and 
>>>> it worked as well,
>>>> have a look on the supported models list of the pwc-driver:
>>>> http://www.smcc.demon.nl/webcam/
>>>>
>>>> if you need to stay on win i don't have much idea what to use, 
>>>> probably eyesweb
>>>> could do this kind of things. (OSC communication with pd)
>>>>
>>>> M
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Vasily Kuznetsov wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi list,
>>>>> My friend is doing a project where he will need to process the 
>>>>> image from a
>>>>> webcam in realtime, to detect changes in the color of certain 
>>>>> areas within
>>>>> it's view. I thought PD/GEM might be a good tool for this. Has 
>>>>> anyone had any
>>>>> experience, working with webcams from PD? Which webcams are the 
>>>>> easiest to
>>>>> connect to PD? What other externals/packages will I need?
>>>>> Thank you in advance,
>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>> Vasily         mailto: kvas at naumen dot ru
>>>>>
>>>>> Now paused: Andrey Kiritchenko - Polnoch
>>>>>
>>>>> P.S. BTW, the OS used will most likely be WinXP