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Re: Control the RCX from AppleScript
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lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc
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Wed, 30 Jan 2002 03:28:25 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, Barney Hilken writes:
> Hi Matt
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> VideoScript is a seperate program (not written by me!), available from:
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> http://www.videoscript.com
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> It uses any QuickTime compatible video device, and allows you to run
> AppleScript commands depending on what is seen on the video. It includes all
> kinds of video processing, such as motion detection, object recognition, and
> so on. This means that, together with robot controller, you can make your
> robots react to what is seen by the camera.
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> You do need a driver for your camera. At the moment, the only drivers I know
> of for MacOS X are a general driver for FireWire webcams here:
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> http://www.ioxperts.com/dcam.html
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> and a rather limited driver for the Philips USB webcams here:
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> http://www.matthias-krauss.de/wc/
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> I don't know whether there will ever a driver for the lego cam, but I have
> managed to use my Philips Vesta Pro with lego.
Well, that helps some anyway...I'll cross post your info into the thread
where we were last talking about this...I'm still waiting to see if anyone
has tried opening iMovie with the LEGO camera plugged in, to see if will
auto-recognize it...no one has gotten back to me on this yet...
> On the question of LDraw programming, I am certainly interested. Interface
> builder is very easy to use, and cocoa programming is quite straightforward,
> but I haven't yet tried Open GL, and I don't want to learn carbon. Maybe you
> could email me about what needs doing.
I'll pass this along to james Reynolds, the other ringleader for LDMC...I'm
sure he can get you some better information than I can. Thanks for the
interest...and the help!
Matt
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| The lego camera will not work with imovie, I'm afraid. Imovie only works with DVcameras, not with webcams. I think the lego camera is actually one of the logitech cameras inside, so there may be a MacOS 9 driver, but not a MacOS X driver. I don't (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| Hi Matt VideoScript is a seperate program (not written by me!), available from: (URL) uses any QuickTime compatible video device, and allows you to run AppleScript commands depending on what is seen on the video. It includes all kinds of video (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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