24th September 2010 Mufti Ali · JQuery · 6 Comments

jQuery Webcam - Communicate With Camera In JavaScript

jQuery webcam plugin is a transparent layer to communicate with a camera directly in JavaScript. This plugin provides three different modes to access a webcam through a small API directly with JavaScript - or more precisely jQuery. Thus, it is possible to bring the image on a Canvas (callback mode), to store the image on the server (save mode) and to stream the live image of the Flash element on a Canvas (stream mode).

jquery webcame jQuery Webcam Communicate With Camera In JavaScript

Available Cameras

  • DV Video
  • IIDC FireWire Video
  • USB Video Class Video

Requirements: jQuery Framework
Demo: http://www.xarg.org/project/jquery-webcam-plugin
License: License Free

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Mufti Ali

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6 Comments

  1. Lisa Larson-Kelley

    10.28.2010

    As I understand it, this isn’t actually using JavaScript to access the camera; the Flash Player is required to access the camera data, then the data can be passed into JavaScript. I can see where this could be a benefit, enabling you to take snapshots without the need for Flash Media Server, but its does not eliminate the need for Flash Player.
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    • Mufti Ali

      10.28.2010

      You are absolutely true, the Flash Player is required to access the camera data. The javascript is only container, and receiving data from flash player.

  2. Bhaskara vignesh

    12.18.2010

    Hello Guys,

    Has anyone implemented this webcam capturing feature? can u please email me the entire set of files in a zip.

  3. Head Coach

    01.04.2011

    I’ve had tons of problems implementing javascript and flash players with respect to webcams in Mac. Maybe it’s a Steve Jobs vs. Adobe thing. Hopefully they’ll kiss and make up soon so Flash will be less buggy on Mac.
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  4. Mark

    01.21.2011

    Nice, I love a good geek out. This is independent of the camera, right? It’s just any flash video?
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  5. Mufti Ali

    01.21.2011

    Yes, it just need flash player.