Hi

I got my hands on a "PS3 Creative Eye" cam, I think thats the official name.
It shows up in Macam instantly, no problem, but I cant find a reference to it in Processing.
I am on a OS X 10.5.8 system.

I have tried:
Code:

  String[] cams = Capture.list();
  println( cams );  

which gives me:
Quote:


First one is not used and the next two are the build in iSight.
I have had success in the past with all sorts of cheap webcams and they always showed up in the Capture list.

I also tried with GSCapture, but that is giving a number of other errors..(think it is not quite plug n' play on the Mac yet)

What could be a next step to have this device show up in the Capture list?

Cheers.

Hi jaylfk
Thank you for the link. It makes sense as I have been developing stuff on my iMac at work, which has a different setup(used with a podcast server recording through the built in iSight) so that has probably made processing se the external cam because QT used the internal one.
I hope to solve it using the "settings()" approach. Well, of to the lab.

Thanks again:) I'll just drop a line in this thread if the link solves the issue.

I works!! ... on my Work iMac as opposed to my MacBook Air which I have been trying on all day :/

I have no idea what "component/framework/library/woodoo" I have installed on my iMac as opposed to my MacBook Air.

Same OS and version.
Same Java version.
Same Macam app.
Same Macam component.
Same Processing Libraries.

The only difference I can find is the plugin components in the Library/quicktime/ folder, there are a few more on the iMac. I will try copying all the components to the MacBook to see if that does anything.

Anyways..  any ideas as how to test the fps in Processing, now that I got the camera working.
I did this sketch, but I fear that video.available() does not change from true to false fast enough, leaving time for me to ask for a new picture more than once before it gets locked:
Code:

/**
 * PS3 EYE Speed Test
 * by Ricki Gregersen (www.rickigregersen.com)
 * 
 * Measure the frameRate possible with the Playstation EYE camera
 */


import processing.video.*;

Capture video;
float currentTime = 0.0;
float previousTime = 0.0;
int frame = 0;
float fps;

void setup() 
{
  size(320, 240); 
  frameRate(1000);

  video = new Capture(this, width, height, "Sony HD Eye for PS3 (SLEH 00201)", 1000);
}

void draw() 
{
  currentTime = millis();
  if (video.available()) 
  {
    video.read(); // Read a new video frame
    frame++;
    if( currentTime > previousTime + 1000 )
    {
	println(frame);
	frame = 0;
	previousTime = currentTime;
    }
  }
  image(video, 0, 0);
}



 

Any good ways of measuring the fps, without affecting the result?

Cheers!