VideoWrapper video library on sourceforge ...

Folks,

I know a number of you are interested in having alternative video  
libraries.  We've made our video capture libraries open source and  
put them on sourceforge.

The interesting (key) part of this library is that (for the windows  
version) if an application builds against the videowrapper library,  
you can add/update/change video api backends without recompiling (we  
dynamically load wrappers for other api's).   So, if you need to use  
PointGrey cameras on one machine and DirectShow on another, or if  
someone writes a new driver, you don't need to recompile.

(On the mac, all cameras use the Quicktime API, so we don't currently  
do dynamic loading;  I would like to change this so folks could write  
low level drivers for cameras if they want).

Our hope is that this will be useful, and other folks will contribute  
back.  If you'd like to work on this with us, please let me know.  
We've already got support for a variety of camera APIs.

Enjoy!
   blair

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> From: "Jeremy Johnson" <jeremy.johnson@i ..............>
> Date: August 18, 2005 6:41:12 PM EDT
> To: "Blair MacIntyre" <blair@c ............>
> Subject: VideoWrapper on SourceForge!
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> VideoWrapper code, documentation (as the Home Page) and Windows  
> binaries are now on SourceForge!
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> http://sourceforge.net/projects/videowrapper/
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> Now the hard work begins for you! :)
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> .:j:.
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From:	Blair MacIntyre <blair@c ............>	Received:	Aug 19, 2005
To	ARToolkit ARToolKit <artoolkit@h ..................>, "Discussion on Augmented and Virtual Reality Technology (AR Forum)" <arforum@a ....................................>
Subject:	VideoWrapper video library on sourceforge ...
Folks, I know a number of you are interested in having alternative video libraries. We've made our video capture libraries open source and put them on sourceforge. The interesting (key) part of this library is that (for the windows version) if an application builds against the videowrapper library, you can add/update/change video api backends without recompiling (we dynamically load wrappers for other api's). So, if you need to use PointGrey cameras on one machine and DirectShow on another, or if someone writes a new driver, you don't need to recompile. (On the mac, all cameras use the Quicktime API, so we don't currently do dynamic loading; I would like to change this so folks could write low level drivers for cameras if they want). Our hope is that this will be useful, and other folks will contribute back. If you'd like to work on this with us, please let me know. We've already got support for a variety of camera APIs. Enjoy! blair Begin forwarded message: > From: "Jeremy Johnson" <jeremy.johnson@i ..............> > Date: August 18, 2005 6:41:12 PM EDT > To: "Blair MacIntyre" <blair@c ............> > Subject: VideoWrapper on SourceForge! > > > VideoWrapper code, documentation (as the Home Page) and Windows > binaries are now on SourceForge! > > > > http://sourceforge.net/projects/videowrapper/ > > > > > > Now the hard work begins for you! :) > > > > .:j:. > > > >