jquery / js script for webcam

[davelf]

Hi, thanks for reading my tread.
I have problem with webcam for my website, any suggestion js or jquery that can solve my problem.
what i need:
- capture
- save
- upload (optional)
- and other feature.

Thank you so much.

[djr33]

You can't do this with JS. It's just not possible.

You will need to use Flash, and you will almost certainly need a Flash Media Server. That's about $4000, so a cheaper option is to rent one like a regular host every month, anywhere from $3 and up, depending on bandwidth/etc-- for video you'll probably need a significant amount if you have lots of people using it.

The only alternative would be something else like Flash, such as Microsoft Silverlight, but there's no point since that is not (currently) as widely used as Flash. Flash isn't compatible everywhere, but it's more compatible than the others.

And, as a warning (not to discourage you), this will not be easy. It's advanced flash development.


Alternatively you could always use a desktop program of some sort and attempt to connect it to your site somehow (I'm not sure how, beyond linking to it, for example).

Also, there are some services (some free? certainly some paid) that will allow video chatting on your site, such as tech support software, but it might not be exactly what you need.


Finally, once you do have something setup, then you could try to connect it to Javascript for the controls (Flash can be controlled through JS, not that it's easy), but JS can't do this by itself.



From your description it sounds like you want to make this a public feature on the website. If you only want this as a personal feature to broadcast yourself to your visitors, then that is easier, but has similar requirements-- basically just less bandwidth, and a little less to worry about technically. You can also more easily integrate external software since your visitors could still view it in t browser. What you'd want to look up for this is "streaming" or possibly "web conference/broadcast". There are also services available for this, but those won't allow your visitors to do the same.

[davelf]

thank you so much for your tips and advice