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This applet loads an image from a given
URL location every a specified number of seconds. In
other words, it can display the frames generated by
a webcam. Well, what is a webcam? For those who are
not familiar with this technology, I will give you a
brief description.
Webcam is a set of software and a camera,
which broadcast any sequences to the web in realtime.
Some of the most popular webcam software may be "Webcam"
and "EasySnap".
These software with cameras automatically take pictures
in jpeg format and ftp them to your desired site. Since,
the software snaps pictures continuously, your cameras
can be virtually "live".
Usually, the timing of reloading the
image file, which your webcam software ftps to your
site, is determined by the <meta> tag.
For instance,
<meta http-equiv="refresh
content=10">
orders your browser to reload the page
every 10 seconds. This is simple, but effective.
So, what AnfyCam does? AnfyCam works
as an enhanced <meta> tag in above use.
It can not only load images in selected timing, but
apply cross-fade effect, handles zooming and even allows
you to set an overlay transparent gif image over the
Cam image.
Note: The anfycam applet must be loaded
from the same machine where the target image is loaded;
otherwise it will not work due to Java™ security restrictions.
Note2: You must set up a camera and
a webcam software before using this applet.
[More technical
information about the available parameters can be
found here.]
Most parameters are self-explanatory
and you can always see brief description of each parameter
by moving the mouse pointer over the
wizard.
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