Webcam to the Canvas Tag

18Aug09

Web developers can now acquire local webcam images with the CamCanvas API in client side. This requires the deployment of a small SWF ( flash ) binary but all the controls are called from JavaScript. The flash component is also part of the project and it is compiled with Mtasc. The resulting image ( taken from the cam ) is transfered to the canvas tag so other filter and effects operations can be performed. The initial code is available with samples that works in Firefox. The motivation to write this simple API came after I saw the many Tristan-based canvas demonstrations using a photo pictures. Also launched an end-user sort of demo with an application case for it – RemixPic.