Hello all,
Was there ever code in the Mac OS 8/9 days to handle the Apple Video System video input hardware often included on Beige PowerMacs such as the 6500/8600/Beige G3? I'm just looking to grab a frame as a Form. Or would this be a job for the OSAPlugin?
Thanks a lot, Tim
Tim Johnson wrote:
Hello all,
Was there ever code in the Mac OS 8/9 days to handle the Apple Video System video input hardware often included on Beige PowerMacs such as the 6500/8600/Beige G3? I'm just looking to grab a frame as a Form. Or would this be a job for the OSAPlugin?
I used to have code that did that. I don't know whether I can dig it out (definitely can't this week, I'm off to Toronto for the Smalltalk Solutions conference in an hour) but it's not hard to do -- use FFI to make calls to Quicktime routines.
I never tried it with Apple video hardware (my beige G3 doesn't have that option) but the same code worked through a higher-end video input PCI card system and a FireWire webcam. They used a uniform Quicktime interface to software, so I imagine the Apple hardware probably did as well.
-Martin
On Apr 28, 2007, at 12:16 PM, Martin McClure wrote:
I used to have code that did that. I don't know whether I can dig it out (definitely can't this week, I'm off to Toronto for the Smalltalk Solutions conference in an hour) but it's not hard to do -- use FFI to make calls to Quicktime routines.
I'm not sure that I want to dig into QuickTime API under OS 8/9, but thanks for the tip :D. If I'm feeling particularly rambunctious maybe I'll delve into it.
I never tried it with Apple video hardware (my beige G3 doesn't have that option) but the same code worked through a higher-end video input PCI card system and a FireWire webcam. They used a uniform Quicktime interface to software, so I imagine the Apple hardware probably did as well.
It is nice to know that it is possible.
Thanks, Tim
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