How to capture image using webcam in console application ???

Ajit Langade

11y10.1k.NET

Plz anyone suggest how to open a webcam by using console application and capture the image and store into the system.

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Mohammed Ashraf9y ago
please go before this code after adding two AForge dll (1-AForge.Video, 2-AForge.Video.DirectShow)

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using AForge.Video;
using AForge.Video.DirectShow;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Threading;
namespace MyCons
{

class Program
{
static FilterInfoCollection WebcamColl;
static VideoCaptureDevice Device;

static void Main(string[] args)
{
WebcamColl = new FilterInfoCollection(FilterCategory.VideoInputDevice);
//if you have connected with one more camera choose index as you want
Device = new VideoCaptureDevice(WebcamColl[0].MonikerString);
Device.Start();
Device.NewFrame += new NewFrameEventHandler(Device_NewFrame);

}

static void Device_NewFrame(object sender, NewFrameEventArgs eventArgs)
{
Image img = (Bitmap)eventArgs.Frame.Clone();
string fileName = "Image";
fileName = fileName + ".jpg";
img.Save(@"C:\Users\new\Dropbox\" + fileName);
Device.SignalToStop();
}

}
}
Imtiyaz Ansari11y ago
Hi Ajit Langade,

try this.

http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/forums/thread/203605/looking-for-code-to-capture-image-in-C-Sharp-save-by-webcam.aspx
Jamal11y ago
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14677880/c-sharp-capturing-image-from-webcam
http://www.codeproject.com/Questions/695276/capture-inmage-from-webcam-by-csharp
https://www.leadtools.com/help/leadtools/v19/dh/multimedia/mm/leadtools.multimedia~leadtools.multimedia.capturectrl~savestillbitmap.html
Rajeesh Menoth11y ago
Hi,

Read this article : Capture Image (Photo) from Web Camera (Webcam) in ASP.Net using C# and VB.Net
Manas Mohapatra11y ago
Please go through below links it might help you:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22875161/how-to-save-images-with-metricam-in-c-sharp-console-application

https://code.google.com/p/camcap/