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Re: ImageCapture API versions
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Re: ImageCapture API versions


  • Subject: Re: ImageCapture API versions
  • From: Thomas Engelmeier <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 15:14:39 +0200


Am 20.05.2008 um 21:26 schrieb Matt Long:

It's included for 10.5. I don't think you want Image Capture for your app, though as this API is mainly for downloading images from the camera after a photo shoot. I don't believe there is any mechanism for causing the picture to be taken (from a button click in your app for example).

Believes won't help you ;) ImageCapture is an wrapper layer around PTP and Twain. Cameras are accessed via PTP. Whether a camera allows picture taking to be controlled (aka tethering) depends completely on the camera firmware. Just as a sample matrix for DSLRs:


The Konika-Minolta / Sony implementation is pathetic. It allows to download taken images, no access to any camera internals

Canon implementation is nice. They have a baseline feature set (download images, grab new pictures, change a few camera properties)

Nikon implementation is also nice. Same as Canon with additional access to nearly all camera settings

Olympus implementation: Designed with the low-end consumer in mind. Camera asks you which USB protocol (Mass storage or PTP) to use, then allows access to some properties and IIRC making remote shots.

QTKit is probably more appropriate from what you're describing. You could start here: http://tinyurl.com/4rtab7 for that.

QTKit allows to manage media in movies. QTCapture is an API for access to video cameras!?!

Regards,
	Tom_E
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