On which OS ? Linux? Windows? OS X? As far as I know, a webcam is just a "streaming" device. It streams JPEG-quality snaps in a matter of milliseconds (depending on the type). But we never thought its a series of snapshots due to a condition called "persistence of vision". And to keep this "picture stream" to be somewhat "sane", the video source has to be locked up, or else some snapshots will go somewhere else, or something or "someone" can interrupt the stream, or "view" the "stream" in parallel..
Do I make any sense? :D On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 3:54 PM, Jason Yap <[email protected]> wrote: > Good day KLUG Members. > I don't know if I could ask here regarding my problem pero I really don't > know where should I ask. > I would like to ask why is it that only one application can use a webcam? > Kung pwede, ang explanation unta kay sa "driver development level." Ngano > malock ang video source once naa na naggamit sa webcam? I'm trying to > investigate why this is happening. > Thanks. > -Jason > -- > RAYMOND JASON YAP > ジェーソン・ヤップ > Junior Research and Development Engineer > Development 3 > Advanced World Systems, Inc > > email: [email protected], [email protected] > ym: flash_jason6452 googletalk: wahoho.yap > > "The best things in life are free: Love, Wisdom, Open Source" > > _________________________________________________ > Kagay-Anon Linux Users' Group (KLUG) Mailing List > [email protected] (http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/klug) > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > -- Part-time SysAd, full-time Dad, part-time netNinja CNS, ACFE, FOSS Advocate and Consultant Registered Linux User #400165 http://baudizm.blogsome.com http://linuxblazon.wordpress.com http://3x-comic.blogspot.com (NEW!) _________________________________________________ Kagay-Anon Linux Users' Group (KLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/klug) Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
