XCam plugin by Ptrinchi

[dgemily]

- Xcam plugin by Ptrinchi
to view your your webcam via xlobby

1 – Download the files 3 zips for this plugin
- http://france.xlobby.com/download/A_mettre_dans_Xlobby.ZIP
To put in the repertory “Xlobby” (2DLL),
- http://france.xlobby.com/download/A_mettre_dans_Plugins.ZIP
To put in the repertory “Plugin” of xlobby (1 repertory Xcam with indide, 1 DLL and 1 INI)
- http://france.xlobby.com/download/A_mettre_dans_System32.ZIP
To put in Windows\system32 (1 DLL and 1 OCA).

2 – Register the OCX with regsvr32 command:
%SystemRoot%\system32\webcam.ocx

3 - Launch Xlobby and press F2. In “Plugin” choose Xcam and launch the configuration
In this window choose a device in the list of video detected by Windows
, press Set device and launch a test. At the right side, you will see something it‘s mean that is good, press Ok to save

There are 5 commands:

-Show
To display the window with video flow on global overlay. It’s mean that the video flow will be always on front of the active application (Xlobby, zoomplayer ...)

- Hide
To hide the window. If you want only the wecam window on 1 screen of xlobby, you must add this event in the exit event of your screen

- Start
To active, in real time the video flow

- stop
To stop the video flow (black screen)

- location
To display the window where you want, you have to write on parameter "left|top" (like 230|120).

Thanks to Ptrinchi

[jpoveda]

Hi Dgemily.

I installed the plugin and I don't understand very well differences betwen show and start. I would ask you if it be possible to have a window size command for future versions.

Thanks a lot.

[Aaron]

very cool... nice to see more and more plug-ins being written!

[dgemily]

Hi Dgemily.

I installed the plugin and I don't understand very well differences betwen show and start. I would ask you if it be possible to have a window size command for future versions.

Thanks a lot.

you have to ask Ptrinchi but I will tell it to him...

[ptrinchi]

Hi all,

First I want to apology for my English.

I'm very happy to see that other people are interesting with my plug in.

You have five possible actions.
1 - Show is the first action for viewing the stream video. It creates the form if nothing is visible. It also starts the video stream.
2 - Hide is for closing the form. If you close the form with Hide you must recreate it with show the next time.
3 – Stop is for stopping the video stream but the form still reminds. You will see a black screen. It will not hide the form.
4 - Start is for restart the video stream ended with stop. It will not recreate it.
5 – Location is for choosing the top left corner you must pass parameter like 100|50

The default size for the stream video is 320 by 200. In a future version I will add a sizing action to chose between 3 sizes (or perhaps an auto detection off the real size)
I will also add a shutter release to take and store photo.

I will inform you soon

[dgemily]

I would ask you if it be possible to have a window size command for future versions.

may be you can try to do it with the plugin xmovewindow :here is the last release of this plugin:
http://users.skynet.be/badubo/temp/XMoveWindow.dll

to use it , look at an example here: http://www.xlobby.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=13678#13678

Later,

[ptrinchi]

A new version of this plug in is coming.
Dgemily member of the French team will post it as soon as possible.

2 actions are added.
- Resize to size the XCam form.
- Photo to take JPG picture of the video stream.

[dgemily]

so,the last version of XCam:

- http://france.xlobby.com/plugins/XCam/XlobbyCam.zip
- http://france.xlobby.com/plugins/XCam/System.ZIP

there is an "isntall XCam.txt" inside

thanks ptrinchi

[jpoveda]

Hi ptrinchi,

I installed last version and I can't resize the window. Could be a good idea to put the window size in plugin configuration too.

Dgemily, very nice, very very nice, I tried with xmovewindow but I can't resize it (I get the classname with girder, but then the plugin shows xlobby configuration (??) not xcam image. Doesn't matter, I would know more about register command and if you plan to add flags to control always on top and keep focus features. Some times I need to use these configurations.

Thanks a lot.

[ptrinchi]

jpoveda, the resize function ask the web cam his video stream size and resize the windows to this size.

It doesn't make a zoom in or zoom out of the video stream to a specified size. I don't know how to resize the video stream (make an on time video treatment?)

Sorry

[jpoveda]

Hi ptrinchi,

I would like xcam window size was greater than 320*240. I don't need a zoom in/out. Well, I'll try again with xmovewindow.

Thanks a lot.

[dgemily]

it seems that it doesn't work with xmovewindow

[jpoveda]

Hi dgemily,

I would know more about register command and if you plan to add flags to control always on top and keep focus features. Some times I need to use these configurations.

[badubo]

Hi,

The register command is not used. It will be for a future possibility to give alias (i.e. using MPC or ZP with the same Zone)

The actual plugin (see the link above) already put the window as "always on top" and give the focus to xlobby (but only if the foreground window is one monitored by the plugin)

[GFORCE]

one thing, is there anyway to record from these cams?