spector@mimsy.umd.edu (Lee Spector) (05/02/91)
I'm looking for a frame grabber with the following specs: 1) captures at least 1 frame/second 2) possibly very low resolution (16 X 16 X 1 would do!) if this will help to get the speed; color is not important. 3) accessible from some programming language; must be able to examine the image data structure without disk I/O. Prefer access from HyperCard or Lisp, but Pascal or C would do. 4) as inexpensive as possible. Something really low-end should be able to do the job IF the designers allowed for a faster/low-res mode, and IF they provide a programming interface of some sort. The MacWarehouse catalog contains a listing for "Computer Eyes - B&W" for just $199. They seem to say that a capture takes 6 seconds, but perhaps there's a fast/low-res mode? They don't mention anything about access/ control from programs. If anybody knows more about "Computer Eyes" or about any other relatively cheap (< $1000) frame grabbers with programming interfaces & the rest, I'd love to hear from you! Please email; I'll summarize responses to the net. Thanks! -Lee Spector (spector@cs.umd.edu)