QT Capture Movie

QT Capture Movie

Author: Bob Dougherty. Based on QT_Capture by Wayne Rasband.

Installation: Download (QT_CaptureMovie.class and SGCaptureMovie.class) or QT_CaptureMovie.java to the plugins folder.
Requires both QuickTime and QuickTime for Java.

Description: Captures a movie from a QuickTime video source. On the Macintosh, most USB and Firewire cameras are QuickTime compatible.
See instructions for QT installation on Windows machines. This capability was requested by Perry Schiro.

Instructions: The movie is recorded initially in RAM, and copied to disk when recording is complete. This reduces the chances for dropped frames. Other programs that may compete for CPU time should not be running during movie recording.
Make sure virtual memory is turned off.
Do not allocate too much memory to ImageJ. The movie is captured in free memory.
The camera should be connected and turned on when ImageJ is started
The "Limits" button can be used to limit the number of frames recorded and also to stop recording when memory is nearly full.
The "QT Options" button can set many recording options, but some options may not work in this situation.
After recording, this plugin can play the movie, but it cannot transfer the information to ImageJ.   See below.

Ways to open
QuickTime
movies in
ImageJ: File->Import->QuickTime Movie...   Puts all of the frames on a stack. This only works for short clips.
QuickTime Movie Opener                  This is the plugin for File->Import->QuickTime Movie...
QuickTime Grab Movie Frames         Grabs individual frames from a movie of any length onto a stack in ImageJ.
QuickTime Movie Player                    Similar to the player in this plugin. Only permits viewing.

Versions: 0: 7/21/2002 Beta release.
1: 7/21/2002 "Limits" controls fixed.
2: 7/22/2002 Startup sequence changed; iBook supported now.

License:
Copyright (c) 2002, 2005, OptiNav, Inc.
All rights reserved.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

Neither the name of OptiNav, Inc. nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

ImageJ: ImageJ can be freely downloaded from the ImageJ web site.

Author:	Bob Dougherty. Based on QT_Capture by Wayne Rasband.
Installation:	Download (QT_CaptureMovie.class and SGCaptureMovie.class) or QT_CaptureMovie.java to the plugins folder. Requires both QuickTime and QuickTime for Java.
Description:	Captures a movie from a QuickTime video source. On the Macintosh, most USB and Firewire cameras are QuickTime compatible. See instructions for QT installation on Windows machines. This capability was requested by Perry Schiro.
Instructions:	The movie is recorded initially in RAM, and copied to disk when recording is complete. This reduces the chances for dropped frames. Other programs that may compete for CPU time should not be running during movie recording. Make sure virtual memory is turned off. Do not allocate too much memory to ImageJ. The movie is captured in free memory. The camera should be connected and turned on when ImageJ is started The "Limits" button can be used to limit the number of frames recorded and also to stop recording when memory is nearly full. The "QT Options" button can set many recording options, but some options may not work in this situation. After recording, this plugin can play the movie, but it cannot transfer the information to ImageJ. See below.
Ways to open QuickTime movies in ImageJ:	File->Import->QuickTime Movie... Puts all of the frames on a stack. This only works for short clips. QuickTime Movie Opener This is the plugin for File->Import->QuickTime Movie... QuickTime Grab Movie Frames Grabs individual frames from a movie of any length onto a stack in ImageJ. QuickTime Movie Player Similar to the player in this plugin. Only permits viewing.
Versions:	0: 7/21/2002 Beta release. 1: 7/21/2002 "Limits" controls fixed. 2: 7/22/2002 Startup sequence changed; iBook supported now.
License:	Copyright (c) 2002, 2005, OptiNav, Inc. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. Neither the name of OptiNav, Inc. nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
ImageJ:	ImageJ can be freely downloaded from the ImageJ web site.