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VFW ActiveX OCX for Webcam/CCD Camera Video Capture
ActiveID is a video capture ActiveX control that gives you the ability to take pictures for ID cards with any ordinary webcam or other capture device quickly and easily! Click here for more feature information...
This product eliminates the need to crop, resize, rotate and compress captured video stills for ID card and badge making. By setting a few simple properties of this control you have full control over the preview resolution and output of the ID picture you wish to create!
The control is compatible with most Video-for-Windows (VFW) devices, such as USB cameras (webcams) and capture cards using a CCD camera or camcorder. Click here for compatibility info...
ActiveID works smoothly in most ActiveX hosting environments, such as Visual Basic, Microsoft Office (VBA), Visual C++, Borland C++, Delphi and FoxPro. VB ActiveID Example Code
Pictures are taken in 3 easy steps:
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Select the VFW device you wish to use. (0-9) If only one is installed simply choose 0. |
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Set the height and width in pixels (through code) you want the picture to be. |
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When what you see in the preview is what you want call the SaveBMP or SaveJPEG methods to instantly grab the frame you want and save it to disk to a specified file name. |
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Only 1 Line of Code Starts Preview!
ctlActID.PreviewStart 0
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Rotate preview image to get extra high resolution image from Webcam.
Change 1 Property
RotateDegrees
.RotateDegrees=90
Flips Right
.RotateDegrees=270
Flips Left
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Only 1 Line of Code Starts Preview!
ctlActID.PreviewStart 0
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Download Evaluation
The evaluation version has the following limitations:
Captured images are modified with a single horizontal line
in the middle of the frame.
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