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Talking to Network Cameras.
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| Jack Barlow 2004-07-31, 8:56 am |
| Does anyone have any idea where I could find out how to operate a D-Link
DCS-500W network camera fr5om software I have written. Further to this, if
it streams video on port 5003, how can i capture that using my software.
This is all way over my head so i just wanted to see if it is possible for
the time being, before i actually made any attempt. The idea behind the
ability to command the camera is to make use of its pan and tilt
capabilities.
Cheers
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| Jim Sculley 2004-07-31, 3:57 pm |
| Jack Barlow wrote:
> Does anyone have any idea where I could find out how to operate a D-Link
> DCS-500W network camera fr5om software I have written. Further to this, if
> it streams video on port 5003, how can i capture that using my software.
I'm doing something similar with an IQeye camera. The first thing you
should do is determine the format in which it is streaming. The camera
I use streams the images as JPEG data over port 80 using TCP/IP. Your
may be the same, or it might use UDP. For me, the stream itself is
structured using the MIME multipart/mixed format (server push) which you
can learn more about here:
http://wp.netscape.com/assist/net_sites/pushpull.html
If your documentation doesn't give specifics, you may be able to
determine the format by connecting and streaming some data to a file.
Then you can view the file in a text editor and look for readable text
that gives you clues about the structure of the stream.
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> This is all way over my head so i just wanted to see if it is possible for
> the time being, before i actually made any attempt. The idea behind the
> ability to command the camera is to make use of its pan and tilt
> capabilities.
Issuing commands to the cameraa is a separate matter. You will need to
know what commands are used and how these commands are sent to the
camera. For my camera, you need a telnet connection over which you can
issue simple text commands to control various aspects of the camera,
including the digital pan, tilt and zoom.
Jim S.
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