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| chanyickwai |
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Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 8:58 pm
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I am wondering what knowledges and skills are required if I want to develop a viewer for ip cameras? Will you have any resource could be shared?
Of course, I am not gonna develop one for sales, but just thinking of through this practice, understand this part of works more.
tks, dove
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| jhonovich |
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 11:02 pm
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Hi Dove,
A lot of manufacturers use .NET so you should have a look at using C# or VB. Microsoft's Visual Studio is a pretty easy way to build your own client app. Many manufacturers require using ActiveX controls. It's pretty easy to embed activeX controls using Visual Studio/.NET.
Unfortunately, I don't know of any specific links on this topic.
Best,
John
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| chanyickwai |
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 11:12 pm
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| jhonovich wrote: |
Hi Dove,
A lot of manufacturers use .NET so you should have a look at using C# or VB. Microsoft's Visual Studio is a pretty easy way to build your own client app. Many manufacturers require using ActiveX controls. It's pretty easy to embed activeX controls using Visual Studio/.NET.
Unfortunately, I don't know of any specific links on this topic.
Best,
John |
Hi John,
Your info just good enough.
Thanks.
rgds, dove
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| rory |
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 11:34 pm
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| chanyickwai |
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Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 9:42 pm
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| rory wrote: |
gather all the SDKs from the manufacturers and then integrate them into a program which you develop  |
then that must be a best-seller with all the powerful features!
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| chad_cooper |
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Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 10:26 am
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SDK should include all the URL commands, Active-X controllers and the C++ code. You will need to understand all of them plus XML would be good.
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| chanyickwai |
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Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 10:35 am
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| SDK should include all the URL commands, Active-X controllers and the C++ code. You will need to understand all of them plus XML would be good. |
Woudl you suggest any SDK that's a better start-point for self-study? e.g. with detailed documentation.
rgds, dove
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| CollinR |
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Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 11:18 am
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Why go .net???
Built it in Java or X and take all the Mac and *nix market share!
I hate .Net and ActiveX if you couldn't tell. lol
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| jhonovich |
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Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 11:23 am
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I am not fan of .NET personally. Nevertheless, .NET is widely regardless as easier and faster to develop in them Java. Specifically, Winforms/WFP lets you build GUIs quickly and without extensive knowledge of the underlying class libraries.
Also, the majority of DVR players I know use .NET.
I see this as a matter of expediency not out of any personal approval of Microsoft, etc.
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Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 12:34 pm
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All IP cameras will support the .net
most, but not all don't support java and apple platform, sorry.
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| CollinR |
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Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 12:45 pm
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What? I know most cameras can be captured on linux based NVRs and I know they are not using .Net to do it.
Heck go get a copy of the Exaq server, notice the cygwin.dll in it's install directory. I can see them having some secrets in store.
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| rory |
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Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 11:33 pm
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Go download Axis SDK as it is a free download, you can use VB6 or many other languages with it, and others. So yep, dont need .Net or C++.
Thats a start 
BTW chanyickwai, helps if you already know a programming language.
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| chanyickwai |
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Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 5:09 am
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Why go .net???
Built it in Java or X and take all the Mac and *nix market share!
I hate .Net and ActiveX if you couldn't tell. lol |
Collin,
I do like your idea.
However, having studies those material for a while, I found manufacturers do provide API on Microsoft platforms, e.g. Axis on MS C++, VB .Net, Imagia OCX, C, etc....
I guess Java is not impossible, but much more effort required to go into every nitty-gritty about the video streaming, and control to the remote camera probably impossible without the corresponding API developed by camera manufacturers.
Rgds, Dove
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