Command line tool to capture webcam video in Windows Xp
I want to know how to capture webcam video and dump the raw as well as an encoded version using ffmpeg. I want only the video stream. I'm on Windows xp.
webcam ffmpeg video-capture
asked Jan 23 '10 at 21:19
iceman
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I want to know how to capture webcam video and dump the raw as well as an encoded version using ffmpeg. I want only the video stream. I'm on Windows xp.
webcam ffmpeg video-capture
asked Jan 23 '10 at 21:19
iceman
1,227144073
Are you partial to ffmpeg or are you looking for any command line tool?
– heavyd
Feb 9 '10 at 18:18
any cmd line tool will do..i think most use ffmpeg somehow..please correct me
– iceman
Feb 10 '10 at 2:40
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I want to know how to capture webcam video and dump the raw as well as an encoded version using ffmpeg. I want only the video stream. I'm on Windows xp.
webcam ffmpeg video-capture
asked Jan 23 '10 at 21:19
iceman
1,227144073
I want to know how to capture webcam video and dump the raw as well as an encoded version using ffmpeg. I want only the video stream. I'm on Windows xp.
webcam ffmpeg video-capture
webcam ffmpeg video-capture
asked Jan 23 '10 at 21:19
iceman
1,227144073
asked Jan 23 '10 at 21:19
iceman
1,227144073
edited Feb 9 '10 at 18:10
asked Jan 23 '10 at 21:19
iceman
1,227144073
asked Jan 23 '10 at 21:19
iceman
1,227144073
asked Jan 23 '10 at 21:19
iceman
1,227144073
1,227144073
Are you partial to ffmpeg or are you looking for any command line tool?
– heavyd
Feb 9 '10 at 18:18
any cmd line tool will do..i think most use ffmpeg somehow..please correct me
– iceman
Feb 10 '10 at 2:40
add a comment |
Are you partial to ffmpeg or are you looking for any command line tool?
– heavyd
Feb 9 '10 at 18:18
any cmd line tool will do..i think most use ffmpeg somehow..please correct me
– iceman
Feb 10 '10 at 2:40
Are you partial to ffmpeg or are you looking for any command line tool?
– heavyd
Feb 9 '10 at 18:18
Are you partial to ffmpeg or are you looking for any command line tool?
– heavyd
Feb 9 '10 at 18:18
any cmd line tool will do..i think most use ffmpeg somehow..please correct me
– iceman
Feb 10 '10 at 2:40
any cmd line tool will do..i think most use ffmpeg somehow..please correct me
– iceman
Feb 10 '10 at 2:40
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From here, you can see a list of DirectShow devices with
ffmpeg -list_devices true -f dshow -i dummy
If you have a built-in webcam on a laptop, it should be called something like `"Integrated Camera", and you can capture from it using the following (obviously, substitute the name of your webcam device, and note that the quotes are required):
ffmpeg -f dshow -i video="Integrated Camera" -c copy raw.avi
-c:v libx264 -preset veryfast -crf 25 encoded.mp4
You may be better off using huffyuv instead of raw video - it'll halve your filesize, but be completely lossless. Use -c:v huffyuv instead of -c copy.
answered Feb 22 '13 at 9:17
evilsoup
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Just used this to get headshots of someone who stole a number of PCs. Thank you, as this will surely result in an arrest at this point.
– Beems
Jan 18 at 21:31
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Looks like you can do that using VLC, i.e.
vlc --dshow-vdev="Monitor Webcam" --dshow-size=640x480 -V dummy
--intf=dummy --dummy-quiet --video-filter=scene --no-audio
--scene-path=D:temp --scene-format=jpeg --scene-prefix=snap
--scene-replace --run-time=1 --scene-ratio=24 "dshow://" vlc://quit
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With mplayer/mencoder binary for windows.
Show output from web:
"C:Program Files (x86)MPlayer for Windowsmplayer.exe" -tv driver=dshow:device=0:adevice=0:audioid=1:input=2 tv://
Write output:
mencoder.exe -tv driver=dshow:device=0:adevice=0:audioid=1:input=2 tv:// -oac copy -ovc copy -o t.avi
answered Apr 17 '16 at 15:10
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From here, you can see a list of DirectShow devices with
ffmpeg -list_devices true -f dshow -i dummy
If you have a built-in webcam on a laptop, it should be called something like `"Integrated Camera", and you can capture from it using the following (obviously, substitute the name of your webcam device, and note that the quotes are required):
ffmpeg -f dshow -i video="Integrated Camera" -c copy raw.avi
-c:v libx264 -preset veryfast -crf 25 encoded.mp4
You may be better off using huffyuv instead of raw video - it'll halve your filesize, but be completely lossless. Use -c:v huffyuv instead of -c copy.
answered Feb 22 '13 at 9:17
evilsoup
8,74214464
Just used this to get headshots of someone who stole a number of PCs. Thank you, as this will surely result in an arrest at this point.
– Beems
Jan 18 at 21:31
add a comment |
From here, you can see a list of DirectShow devices with
ffmpeg -list_devices true -f dshow -i dummy
If you have a built-in webcam on a laptop, it should be called something like `"Integrated Camera", and you can capture from it using the following (obviously, substitute the name of your webcam device, and note that the quotes are required):
ffmpeg -f dshow -i video="Integrated Camera" -c copy raw.avi
-c:v libx264 -preset veryfast -crf 25 encoded.mp4
You may be better off using huffyuv instead of raw video - it'll halve your filesize, but be completely lossless. Use -c:v huffyuv instead of -c copy.
answered Feb 22 '13 at 9:17
evilsoup
8,74214464
Just used this to get headshots of someone who stole a number of PCs. Thank you, as this will surely result in an arrest at this point.
– Beems
Jan 18 at 21:31
add a comment |
From here, you can see a list of DirectShow devices with
ffmpeg -list_devices true -f dshow -i dummy
If you have a built-in webcam on a laptop, it should be called something like `"Integrated Camera", and you can capture from it using the following (obviously, substitute the name of your webcam device, and note that the quotes are required):
ffmpeg -f dshow -i video="Integrated Camera" -c copy raw.avi
-c:v libx264 -preset veryfast -crf 25 encoded.mp4
You may be better off using huffyuv instead of raw video - it'll halve your filesize, but be completely lossless. Use -c:v huffyuv instead of -c copy.
answered Feb 22 '13 at 9:17
evilsoup
8,74214464
From here, you can see a list of DirectShow devices with
ffmpeg -list_devices true -f dshow -i dummy
If you have a built-in webcam on a laptop, it should be called something like `"Integrated Camera", and you can capture from it using the following (obviously, substitute the name of your webcam device, and note that the quotes are required):
ffmpeg -f dshow -i video="Integrated Camera" -c copy raw.avi
-c:v libx264 -preset veryfast -crf 25 encoded.mp4
You may be better off using huffyuv instead of raw video - it'll halve your filesize, but be completely lossless. Use -c:v huffyuv instead of -c copy.
answered Feb 22 '13 at 9:17
evilsoup
8,74214464
edited Feb 22 '13 at 10:07
answered Feb 22 '13 at 9:17
evilsoup
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answered Feb 22 '13 at 9:17
evilsoup
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answered Feb 22 '13 at 9:17
evilsoup
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8,74214464
Just used this to get headshots of someone who stole a number of PCs. Thank you, as this will surely result in an arrest at this point.
– Beems
Jan 18 at 21:31
add a comment |
Just used this to get headshots of someone who stole a number of PCs. Thank you, as this will surely result in an arrest at this point.
– Beems
Jan 18 at 21:31
Just used this to get headshots of someone who stole a number of PCs. Thank you, as this will surely result in an arrest at this point.
– Beems
Jan 18 at 21:31
Just used this to get headshots of someone who stole a number of PCs. Thank you, as this will surely result in an arrest at this point.
– Beems
Jan 18 at 21:31
add a comment |
Looks like you can do that using VLC, i.e.
vlc --dshow-vdev="Monitor Webcam" --dshow-size=640x480 -V dummy
--intf=dummy --dummy-quiet --video-filter=scene --no-audio
--scene-path=D:temp --scene-format=jpeg --scene-prefix=snap
--scene-replace --run-time=1 --scene-ratio=24 "dshow://" vlc://quit
add a comment |
Looks like you can do that using VLC, i.e.
vlc --dshow-vdev="Monitor Webcam" --dshow-size=640x480 -V dummy
--intf=dummy --dummy-quiet --video-filter=scene --no-audio
--scene-path=D:temp --scene-format=jpeg --scene-prefix=snap
--scene-replace --run-time=1 --scene-ratio=24 "dshow://" vlc://quit
add a comment |
Looks like you can do that using VLC, i.e.
vlc --dshow-vdev="Monitor Webcam" --dshow-size=640x480 -V dummy
--intf=dummy --dummy-quiet --video-filter=scene --no-audio
--scene-path=D:temp --scene-format=jpeg --scene-prefix=snap
--scene-replace --run-time=1 --scene-ratio=24 "dshow://" vlc://quit
Looks like you can do that using VLC, i.e.
vlc --dshow-vdev="Monitor Webcam" --dshow-size=640x480 -V dummy
--intf=dummy --dummy-quiet --video-filter=scene --no-audio
--scene-path=D:temp --scene-format=jpeg --scene-prefix=snap
--scene-replace --run-time=1 --scene-ratio=24 "dshow://" vlc://quit
answered Feb 22 '13 at 5:56
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With mplayer/mencoder binary for windows.
Show output from web:
"C:Program Files (x86)MPlayer for Windowsmplayer.exe" -tv driver=dshow:device=0:adevice=0:audioid=1:input=2 tv://
Write output:
mencoder.exe -tv driver=dshow:device=0:adevice=0:audioid=1:input=2 tv:// -oac copy -ovc copy -o t.avi
answered Apr 17 '16 at 15:10
anex5
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With mplayer/mencoder binary for windows.
Show output from web:
"C:Program Files (x86)MPlayer for Windowsmplayer.exe" -tv driver=dshow:device=0:adevice=0:audioid=1:input=2 tv://
Write output:
mencoder.exe -tv driver=dshow:device=0:adevice=0:audioid=1:input=2 tv:// -oac copy -ovc copy -o t.avi
answered Apr 17 '16 at 15:10
anex5
11
add a comment |
With mplayer/mencoder binary for windows.
Show output from web:
"C:Program Files (x86)MPlayer for Windowsmplayer.exe" -tv driver=dshow:device=0:adevice=0:audioid=1:input=2 tv://
Write output:
mencoder.exe -tv driver=dshow:device=0:adevice=0:audioid=1:input=2 tv:// -oac copy -ovc copy -o t.avi
answered Apr 17 '16 at 15:10
anex5
11
With mplayer/mencoder binary for windows.
Show output from web:
"C:Program Files (x86)MPlayer for Windowsmplayer.exe" -tv driver=dshow:device=0:adevice=0:audioid=1:input=2 tv://
Write output:
mencoder.exe -tv driver=dshow:device=0:adevice=0:audioid=1:input=2 tv:// -oac copy -ovc copy -o t.avi
answered Apr 17 '16 at 15:10
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answered Apr 17 '16 at 15:10
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answered Apr 17 '16 at 15:10
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answered Apr 17 '16 at 15:10
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Are you partial to ffmpeg or are you looking for any command line tool?
– heavyd
Feb 9 '10 at 18:18
any cmd line tool will do..i think most use ffmpeg somehow..please correct me
– iceman
Feb 10 '10 at 2:40