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steph
eyetoy support
Dec 15th, 2005, 7:11pm  
I have read on the web (ie here: http://www.ionstorm.co.uk/files/sairuk/index.shtml) that the eyetoy camera for ps2 can be used on a PC (the eyetoy plug is USB) not just as a webcam, but also as a microphone, and, more interestingly, its motion sensing capabilities can also be used. If it's true the eyetoy could be a cheap all-in-one device for making video and sensor instalations.

It would be very interesting if there was a way of using it with processing. maybe a library?

I am aware that first, there should be a driver to interface between eyetoy and processing (right?), and seems that some adventurous people have been able to do it with some tweaking on windows 98. It would be great if there was a cross-platform solution. I know that this app/driver is not directly related to processing, but maybe this post can attract some talented programmers's attention into this.
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Kevin
Re: eyetoy support
Reply #1 - Dec 29th, 2005, 7:02pm  
Have you tried installing it yet? I'm sure if you can install it into windows okay, there's a good chance the video (and audio) too will work just fine.

Does the eyeToy have any "motion sensing capabilities" built in? I'd be quite surprised if it did, but you never know. There's already libraries available (see webcamxtra) for processing that help you with that kind of thing, so you should check em out.


In short, there's a good chance the eyToy will work, so give it a whirl, and let us know how you get on.
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steph
Re: eyetoy support
Reply #2 - Jan 16th, 2006, 10:52pm  
looking out in the web, in the link I posted, and also reading the results for "eyetoy motion sensors" in google, made me think that the eyetoy had motion sensors. but after reading your post, I made a better search, and turns out you're probably right. haven't found any info about how the eyetoy works, and that's probably because it's a simple webcam and no one's interested. I also found this post that points that way:
http://www.ddruk.com/postview.php?post=218156&page=2

I thought that maybe the eyetoy had it's own processor and did the motion sensing itself, but it doesnt look that way, so, this was a stupid suggestion.
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