RE: Multiple capture devices?

two cameras have been present on many devices, particularly Nokia smartphones, for years

-----Mensaje original-----
De: public-device-apis-request@w3.org [mailto:public-device-apis-request@w3.org] En nombre de Brian LeRoux
Enviado el: lunes, 21 de diciembre de 2009 20:10
Para: Tran, Dzung D
CC: Paul, Andre; rektide; public-device-apis@w3.org
Asunto: Re: Multiple capture devices?

This is a really good point. The latest Androids are coming with two
mics and, I would imagine, its only a matter of time before we see
two cameras.

On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 10:20 AM, Tran, Dzung D <dzung.d.tran@intel.com> wrote:
> Yes, indeed. This is the first draft so there are more to come. I am not sure if it should go through a native application. To allow for advanced features, the API might need to access the device directly. There is a proposal by Ian Hickson as:
>
> http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#devices

>   http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/commands.html#devices

>   http://dev.w3.org/html5/html-device/

>
> So, my thinking is working with Ian on a API that would complement his <device> API.
>
> Thanks
> Dzung Tran
> Intel Corp
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: public-device-apis-request@w3.org [mailto:public-device-apis-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Paul, Andre
> Sent: Monday, December 21, 2009 03:49 AM
> To: rektide; public-device-apis@w3.org
> Subject: RE: Multiple capture devices?
>
> Within the current proposal it would be up to the native application that is used to support all the available capture devices. The current proposal is only a fist draft and I think there are more features to come.
>
> Regards,
> André
>
> __________
> André Paul, Dipl.-Inform.
> Future Applications and Media
>
> Fraunhofer Institute for
> Open Communication Systems
>
> Kaiserin-Augusta-Allee 31
> D-10589 Berlin, Germany
>
> Email:  andre.paul@fokus.fraunhofer.de
> Tel:    +49-30-3463-7336
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: public-device-apis-request@w3.org [mailto:public-device-apis-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of rektide
> Sent: Sonntag, 20. Dezember 2009 19:34
> To: public-device-apis@w3.org
> Subject: Multiple capture devices?
>
> The present api exposes devices via navigator.device.capture{Audio,Video,Image}, however a
> computer may have multiple capture devices, and this is not accounted for.  A user agent
> might provide a sensible default, however that is still insufficient for cases where
> multiple capture devices need to be used at once.
>
> -rektide
>
>
>
>
>
>

Received on Tuesday, 22 December 2009 09:10:37 UTC