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A Free Applet for WebCams

12 December 2002

Version alpha 0.1.1

Project Admin:Paul Sidnell

What Is It?

It's a Java applet: A component that you can put in your web page that permits viewing of web cam images by dynamically reloading them at an interval you define. See below to understand what you need to do to use it in your own web pages.

  • Configurable Information display bar.
  • Camera detection - if it's off it shows an "off" image of your choosing.
  • Viewing limit - view for more than a configurable time and it turns off.

Here you can find out:

How to set up for and use WebCamApplet.
See some examples.

Project Status

Alpha

Although the applet works (for me) and I use it personally I haven't begun the task of rigorous testing across a range of browsers and VM's. When I'm at that point - soon I hope - I'll ask for some help and feedback about compatibility.

Currently I'm using the Java Plugin for live use in Netscape and Explorer and the JDK 1.4 appletviewer for development.

Here's what's on my ToDo list for this project:

  1. Finish getting the Source Forge site configured.
  2. Finish getting the basic build system in place.
  3. Improve the user help and examples.
  4. Start compatibility testing without the Java Plugin.
OS Browser JVM  
       
Linux Mozilla JPI-1.4.1 YES
  Netscape JPI-1.4.1 YES
       
Mac OS-X Netscape default no reports
    JPI-1.4.1 no reports
  Internet Explorer default YES
       
Windows Netscape JPI-1.4.1 YES
    default YES
  Internet Explorer JPI-1.4.1 YES
    default YES
       

If you have additional or conflicting experiences to the above, please let me know.

Go visit the SourceForge project site here.

 

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