galneweinhaw
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Trying to control a webcam
I am trying to control a DLink DCS-900 (securicam)
I can get the camera running within HTML using the following code:
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<html>
<center>
<BODY scroll="no">
<APPLET name="cvcs" CODEBASE="http://206.12.4.38:80/" CODE="xplug.class" WIDTH=320 HEIGHT=240>
<param name="RemotePort" value=80>
<param name="Timeout" value=5000>
<param name="RotateAngle" value=0>
<param name="PreviewFrameRate" value=2>
<param name="DeviceSerialNo" value="bWNyZW5zaGE6MkR0VWl
</APPLET>
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But what I'd like to do is be able to tell when i is connected or not, since it takes a long time to load sometimes, I don't know if it's being slow, or actually disconnected.
IE, Id like the screen to show either "Loading..." or "Disconnected" untill the webcam pops up.
Any leads into how I might be able to do this would be awesme.
Here's the small bit of code D-link provides:
http://support.dlink.com/faq/view.asp?prod_id=1871&question=DCS-1000%20/%20DCS-1000W%20/%20DCS-900%20/%20DCS-900W
I can get the camera running within HTML using the following code:
**************
<html>
<center>
<BODY scroll="no">
<APPLET name="cvcs" CODEBASE="http://206.12.4.38:80/" CODE="xplug.class" WIDTH=320 HEIGHT=240>
<param name="RemotePort" value=80>
<param name="Timeout" value=5000>
<param name="RotateAngle" value=0>
<param name="PreviewFrameRate" value=2>
<param name="DeviceSerialNo" value="bWNyZW5zaGE6MkR0VWl
</APPLET>
*********************
But what I'd like to do is be able to tell when i is connected or not, since it takes a long time to load sometimes, I don't know if it's being slow, or actually disconnected.
IE, Id like the screen to show either "Loading..." or "Disconnected" untill the webcam pops up.
Any leads into how I might be able to do this would be awesme.
Here's the small bit of code D-link provides:
http://support.dlink.com/faq/view.asp?prod_id=1871&question=DCS-1000%20/%20DCS-1000W%20/%20DCS-900%20/%20DCS-900W
blaines
Unless you have the Java source code, you can't modify any "Loading" prompt or "Disconnected" inside the Java Applet.
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I forgot to add. The code I posted above will only work if you have the WebCam32 software installed.
http://surveyor.com/
BTW, I don't work for or get paid for this, I'm just posting what I personally use since it does exactly what you are trying to do.
http://surveyor.com/
BTW, I don't work for or get paid for this, I'm just posting what I personally use since it does exactly what you are trying to do.
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Thanks for the help!
Is there any way I can confirm this will work with my particular webcam?
Is there any way I can confirm this will work with my particular webcam?
Not sure how to confirm, however, this program has worked on 4 different web cams I've owned. This program also detected my TV Tuner card which allowed me to broadcast a television show through my web cam site. I feel very confident it'll work for your web cam.
Here is how you can be sure:
http://surveyor.com/support/webcam32help/multimedia.html
Here is how you can be sure:
http://surveyor.com/support/webcam32help/multimedia.html
Windows Media Services 9 is free and can stream audio, movies, or live cam over the web.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/9series/server.aspx
Its very easy to set up and works a treat. Handles buffering etc for you. I guarantee you'll have it up and running in an hour.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/9series/server.aspx
Its very easy to set up and works a treat. Handles buffering etc for you. I guarantee you'll have it up and running in an hour.
I was unable to find out how to set up the M$ Media server to stream to my web cam site. Where do I get the Java or HTML code to make this stream work? I'm interested in testing it.