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Luca Trazzi
Luca Trazzi

Reputation: 1260

Webcam resolution detection

I just can't believe I've found NOTHING on google, I'm starting to think that may be a DUMB question, but I have to ask.

I WANT to get the MAXIMUM RESOLUTION supported by a webcam, how can I do that?

This is my actual code:

 // Maximum amount of bandwidth that the current 
 // outgoing video feed can use, in bytes per second.
 var bandwidth:int = 0; 
 var quality:int = 100; // This value is 0-100 with 1 being the lowest quality. 


 var cam:Camera = Camera.getCamera();
 if(cam==null)
  writeErrorPopup(NOCAMERA_ERR);
 else
 {
  cam.addEventListener(StatusEvent.STATUS,statusHandler);
  function statusHandler(evt:StatusEvent):void
  {
   if(cam.muted)
   {   
    writeErrorPopup(CAMPERMISSION_ERR);
   }
   else
   {   
    trace(cam.width);
   }
  }    

 cam.setQuality(bandwidth, quality);
 //cam.setMode(640,480,30,false); 
 // setMode(videoWidth, videoHeight, video fps, favor area)

What I have understood is:

any hint?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 9580

Answers (3)

Ryan Francesconi
Ryan Francesconi

Reputation: 1006

The above answer is in the wrong order. It should be:

var cam:Camera = Camera.getCamera(); 
if (cam != null) 
{     
    cam.setMode(2048,1536,30);
    var vid:Video = new Video(cam.width, cam.height);    
    vid.attachCamera(cam); 
    addChild(vid);
}

This method works on windows, however I'm finding that on the mac, it is allowing all sizes up to 1920x1080 regardless of the capabilities of the camera. It will set it to the HD size regardless of whether the aspect ratio is wrong. I haven't found a workaround yet.

Upvotes: 0

deeling
deeling

Reputation: 21

same feeling ! no one on google can give a simple answer with no special talk ! here it is :

var cam:Camera = Camera.getCamera(); 
if (cam != null) 
{ 
var vid:Video = new Video(cam.width, cam.height); 

// setmode(width, height, framerate);
cam.setMode(2048,1536,30);

vid.attachCamera(cam); 
addChild(vid);
vid.width = 2048; 
vid.height =1536;

}

Upvotes: 2

weltraumpirat
weltraumpirat

Reputation: 22604

There's one way to find out:

Camera.setMode sets the height and width of the camera to the nearest possible value matching your requested resolution. So if you pick a 4:3 aspect ratio and set the size to, say, 8192x6144, you should be able to get the highest possible resolution of the camera. Just to make sure, you could also try a 16:9 or 16:10 ratio and see which returns the best result.

Upvotes: 7

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