webcam-capture
A Java library for accessing integrated or USB webcams with a simple API and support for multiple capture frameworks.
What is webcam-capture?
Webcam Capture is a Java library that enables developers to access integrated or USB-connected webcams directly from Java applications. It solves the problem of framework lock-in by providing a unified API that abstracts various multimedia capture technologies, allowing users to read camera images, detect motion, and stream video without rewriting code when switching underlying drivers.
Java developers building applications that require webcam or IP camera integration, such as security systems, video conferencing tools, computer vision projects, or educational software.
Developers choose Webcam Capture for its simplicity, extensibility, and cross-platform compatibility. Its unique selling point is the ability to seamlessly swap between different capture frameworks (like OpenIMAJ, GStreamer, or JMF) without altering application logic, reducing long-term maintenance overhead.
Overview
The goal of this project is to allow integrated or USB-connected webcams to be accessed directly from Java. Using provided libraries users are able to read camera images and detect motion. Main project consist of several sub projects - the root one, which contains required classes, build-in webcam driver compatible with Windows, Linux and Mac OS, which can stream images as fast as your camera can serve them (up to 50 FPS). Main project can be used standalone, but user is able to replace build-in driver with different one - such as OpenIMAJ, GStreamer, V4L4j, JMF, LTI-CIVIL, FMJ, etc.
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