/visicam-windows

scripts required to easily set up visicam on windows

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visicam-windows

scripts required to easily set up visicam on windows

setup

  • clone the repository from https://github.com/t-oster/VisiCam
  • DO NOT install the requirements listed there, install them using the provided choco.bat
  • build visicam using ant (as described on the VisiCam page)
  • move the documents folder to %USERPROFILE%\Documents
  • move the desktop folder to %USERPROFILE%\Desktop

configuration

  • set the path in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\visicam.bat to your VisiCam directory
  • configure VisiCam to use a user-defined image command
  • determine how your webcam shows up in ffmpeg by using "ffmpeg -list_devices true -f dshow -i dummy" in a command line
  • enter the "alternative name" into %USERPROFILE\Documents\grabimage.bat
  • set the command to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\grabimage.bat
  • set the image name to img.jpg

running visicam

  • run the batch file on your desktop :-)