Java & Analysis of Live Video Feed

Re: Java & Analysis of Live Video Feed

Hi Paul,
If I have gotten your requirements right you need to use JMF (Java
Media Framework) ... but I am not too sure of how real time this will
be ..

it is avaliable for download on sun site.

regards
Karthik
"Paul" <please@dontema ilmedirectly.co m> wrote in message news:<69FNa.458 57$xg5.3550@twi ster.austin.rr. com>...[color=blue]
> Hello,
>
> I am researching ideas for a long term project and am currently
> investigating Java's capability for processing live video feed.
>
> I wish to examine digital video feed in real time and do such operations
> as:
>
> i) Define all pixels as either foreground or background (depending on
> whether they have the same colour as the predefined background).
>
> ii) Group these separate pixels into the objects they represent
>
> iii) Track these objects
>
> iv) When these objects make predefined patters, raise a flag (or alarm)
>
>
> This could be extended to incorporate several live video feeds from
> different angles to observe the same collection of objects.
>
> I am confident that I will be able to create algorithms (or implement
> those already created) required for the steps but need reassuring that the
> Java language is capable of handling such visual processing.
>
> If Java is capable...
> Where do I begin?
> Are there any existing java packages that can handle the input and
> help with the processing of the image?
> I really need help to begin 'examining' the digital feed, how can
> this be done?
>
> If Java isn't capable...
> What languages\techn ology can perform such processing? (I am an
> individual developer with limited resources)
>
> Thank-you for your thoughts and insight regarding this matter,
>
> Paul[/color]