What is the best method to capture images from a live video device for use by a Java-based application?

Question

I am looking into an image processing problem for semi-real time detection of certain scenarios. My goal is to have the live video arrive as Motion JPEG frames in my Java c

Answer 1

Have you ever looked at Processing.org? It's basically a simplified application framework for developing "artsy" applications and physical computing platforms, but it's based on Java and you can dig down to the "real" Java underneath.

The reason it came to mind is that there are several video libraries for Processing which are basically Java components (at least I think they are - the site has all the technical information you might need). There is a tutorial on using the Processing libraries and tools in the Eclipse IDE. There are also numerous examples on video capture and processing.

Even if you can't use the libraries directly, Processing is a great language/environment for working out algorithms. There are several great examples of image and video capture and real-time processing there.