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Java Webcam Capture

This library allows you to use your build-in or external webcam directly from Java.

Complete documentation, API, examples, tutorials and many more can be found here:

http://webcam-capture.sarxos.pl/

Build Status

Maven

<dependency>
	<groupId>com.github.sarxos</groupId>
	<artifactId>webcam-capture</artifactId>
	<version>0.3.5</version>
</dependency>

If you are not using Maven, then here you can download ZIP containing all required 3rd-party JARs.

Examples

Some pretty basic examples.

Save Webcam Image In File

Code below will capture image from your PC webcam and save it in test.png file:

Webcam webcam = Webcam.getDefault();
BufferedImage image = webcam.getImage();
ImageIO.write(image, "PNG", new File("test.png"));

Display Webcam Image In JFrame

This one will display image from webcam in JFrame window:

JFrame window = new JFrame("Test webcam panel");
window.add(new WebcamPanel(Webcam.getDefault()));
window.pack();
window.setVisible(true);
window.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

Display Image From IP / Network Camera

For examples of how to use Webcam Capture with IP cameras please follow the appropriate subproject.

Drivers

Webcam Capture can utilize additional drivers to extend its own functionality. Currently below drivers are stable and available in Maven Central:

Stable but not available in Maven Central:

Unstable drivers (experimental stuff, can be dropped in future):

  • OpenCV Driver (JavaCV / OpenCV replacement for build-in webcam driver)
  • VLC Driver (VLC replacement for build-in webcam driver)

License

Copyright (C) 2012 Bartosz Firyn

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.