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Send stuff from server to client?
How do I send something from a server to a client program? It's not text like a chat room, it's a series of pictures. One after the other, if I am sending the pictures from a picture box, would I need a picture box to take them in?
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I was thinking, the pictures are coming from a webcam, could I have it pick up the camera and that would save the time of converting them to bmps and then getting them in the picture box and maybe it would be smoother?
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This is what I have so far, a server using the ezVidCap control recording from the cam and a client program that connects to the server, how do I send the video to the client and what am I sending it to, another ezVidCap thing?
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What if the cam doesn't write to a file? What would I send to the client? Is this even possible? I'm starting to doubt it. With no file, I would have to have the client get what the cam is seeing like the camera is on the client's computer.
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Can ezVidCap make an asf file that why I can stream it? The only problem I could see is after like an hour or so, wouldn't the file start to get huge?
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I seen that, that's where I got the idea. That doesn't work for me though. The page never refreshes, all I get is the first picture and nothing else, but if they play more than 1 frame and it's not like 1 frame per minute, that would be perfect.
You looked at this?
http://www.shrinkwrapvb.com/ezvidcap.htm and
http://www.shrinkwrapvb.com/vbcode.htm
Cheers.
http://www.shrinkwrapvb.com/ezvidcap.htm and
http://www.shrinkwrapvb.com/vbcode.htm
Cheers.
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I seen that, that's where I got the idea. That doesn't work for me though. The page never refreshes, all I get is the first picture and nothing else, but if they play more than 1 frame and it's not like 1 frame per minute, that would be perfect.
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Whoops, didn't mean to post that again, I hit refresh. I went there to get docs on the ezVidCap thing, but it doesn't tell you a lot about it. For all I can tell, it makes an avi file and that's it. I orignally had the idea of avi to bmp and load the bmps, is that the only option I have?
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How about this, avi to bmps from the cam, sets bmps somewhere, the bmps to avi on the client program and have the windows media control play the avi? I'm not sure but does the avi to bmps work while the file is being made or do I have to record something with the cam, save the file, convert, then send them over? I'll look into that now.
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Well the tutorial has you open an avi file so that won't work. I'm going to email Ray and see if he can help.
Don't hit refresh, but click Go if you have IE 5 or so.
I think, I have also faced similar problem. :)
But sending bmps will it not be a big file? Instead jpgs, could be tried.
I think, I have also faced similar problem. :)
But sending bmps will it not be a big file? Instead jpgs, could be tried.
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I don't think I can send pictures at all. AVI has to be complete before opening it, so I don't think I can get the frames unless I stop recording. I think I have to either have a streaming asf file and play and write to the file or have the client somehow hook up with the server and take it like cam was on the client.
ya, may be you need to look at, how the online-radio, and other video sites, like BBC, do transfer their data.
Hope, you could try real player also? Just a thought.
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Hope, you could try real player also? Just a thought.
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And in the client application, you could use a Timer and check if pictures are received. If received, show them in a picture box.
I dont know, if this type of thing you want. Just a thought.
Cheers.