[PD] processing webcam input with GEM

[Max Neupert]

> Can you access the QcP4K from XP's Image Capture control panel?
Yes

> Can you capture streaming video?
Yes, from outside of gem

> Can you do either after Logitech's software (minimal install) is 
> installed?
i installed the software from logitech's website (a 37mb download) 
there was no option on what you want to have installed or not.

> The Quickcam Pro 4000 certainly works in w2k, xp, OSX, in Pd+Gem.
> I always do the minimum installation of Logitech software (drivers 
> only).  None of the other fluff.
> What's the version of Logitech software you installed on XP? The 
> latest may not be the greatest.
> Did you install it from an account with Administrator privileges 
> (should be).
Yes

> On the Mac, a fully functional (read: not necessarily latest) version 
> of Quicktime is required.
i see, so my QT might be too recent.

if i do the [dialog[ for [pix_video] on osx the QuickTime dialog pops 
up but is completely greyed out. after that the only way how to return 
is to kill the pd process.


> Max Neupert wrote:
>> that makes me wonder if i could use the logitech quickcam (Pro 4000) 
>> – since it does not run for me on XP –
>> at least on the mac (os X) ... does anybody have experience with that?
>> Am 17.06.2004 um 20:50 schrieb Ian Smith-Heisters:
>>> Hmmm.. What kind of NVIDIA? Can you use the cam with any other 
>>> software? Try
>>> just opening it through My Computer, it should be listed there
>>> automatically. What GEM objects made it crash?
>>>
>>> -ISH
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: pd-list-admin at iem.at [mailto:pd-list-admin at iem.at] On Behalf 
>>> Of Max
>>> Neupert
>>> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 02:42 P
>>> To: pd-list at iem.at
>>> Subject: Re: [PD] processing webcam input with GEM
>>>
>>> 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
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