Re: VS: OT : Save images from webcam

> Hi, all.
>
> I want to save the images grab from webcam, but I fund that there
> is no way
> to get a unique name for less than 1 second. Since webcam use
> strftime() to
> format the output, the minimum unit is one second. Please advice
> is one of
> the following is possible :
>
> 1. Save the jpeg images with a file name indicate 1/5 second, how ?
>
> 2. Grab all images into one file, is it possible ?
>
> 3. Redirect the output to another program to output an avi, mpeg 1/2 or
> mjpeg file ???
>

1. Use ftime() and get that millisecond part. sprintf() to pad w/zeros.

2. It may be more efficient because of fewer fopen()s but it sure
is gonna be a hell of a lot more trickier to maintain.

3. You may have to use temporary files any way it think.. but if that's
O K then use the "makempeg" script.

        jonk



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