Best way to access web camera in Java

Question

I need to access web camera using Java. This is what I want to do

1. Access web cam

2. Now the user can see web cam working because his face is v

Answer 1

This has been discussed on SO multiple times. Here are a few links to get you started:

SO: Capturing image from webcam in java?

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

openCVF applet: http://www.colorfulwolf.com/blog/2011/07/05/accessing-the-webcam-from-inside-a-java-applet/

config: http://ganeshtiwaridotcomdotnp.blogspot.in/2011/12/opencv-javacv-eclipse-project.html