shape.fill = { type="camera" }

mmk.verheijden · August 28, 2015, 6:49pm

So I’m trying to live feed from the camera, but its not working.

on IOS it takes a snap in the 1st second the app opens and then freezes (front and back cam)

on android its just a blank screen (front and back cam)

--display.setDefault( "cameraSource", "back" ) &nbsp;--back-facing camera display.setDefault( "cameraSource", "front" ) &nbsp; --front-facing camera local shape = display.newRect( dpw/2,dph/2, 320, 480 ) shape.fill = { type="camera" }

bought app have the required permissions i think… not sure what im doing wrong

Alex10 · August 28, 2015, 7:30pm

Putting up your build.settings with the permissions would help to evaluate that portion.

FYI this isn’t possible on Android. I’ve been able to get this functionality working about 6 months ago on iOS though. Could you post your i-Device specs as well?

mmk.verheijden · August 28, 2015, 7:41pm

Hi Alex it a samsung s4 and iphone 6 plus

build.settings :

android = { &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; googlePlayGamesAppId = "\*\*\*\*\*", usesPermissions = { &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;"android.permission.INTERNET", &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;"android.permission.ACCESS\_NETWORK\_STATE", &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;"android.permission.READ\_PHONE\_STATE", &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;"com.android.vending.BILLING", &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;"android.permission.CAMERA", &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;"android.permission.WRITE\_EXTERNAL\_STORAGE", }, }, iphone = { plist = { &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;CoronaUseIOS7IPadPhotoPickerLandscapeOnlyWorkaround = true, &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;CoronaUseIOS6IPadPhotoPickerLandscapeOnlyWorkaround = true, &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;CoronaUseIOS7LandscapeOnlyWorkaround = true, &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;CoronaUseIOS6LandscapeOnlyWorkaround = true, &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Alex10 · August 28, 2015, 7:45pm

I don’t know why I asked for your build.settings, as it doesn’t work on Android and iOS wouldn’t be a problem.

My implementation was basically, exactly the same as yours:

local rectLeft = display.newRect( display.contentWidth/4.15, display.contentCenterY, display.contentHeight/1.35, display.contentWidth/2) rectLeft.fill = { type = "camera" } rectLeft.rotation = -90

Have you tried to creating and destroying the object with the fill inside of an enterFrame listener? I don’t know how it would affect performance, but perhaps it would be a good way to confirm that you can use the fill() API throughout your app? Other than that, I’m not sure what could be causing the problem on iOS.

mmk.verheijden · August 28, 2015, 8:23pm

oky i created this little test app:

ps: the fill() API on rect2 and rect3 work fine (rect2 : create cam) (rect3 : deletes cam )

ps2: the ‘shape’ (cam fill) returns a black screen

local storyboard = require( "storyboard" ) local scene = storyboard.newScene() dpw = &nbsp; display.contentWidth dph = &nbsp; display.contentHeight cw = contentWidth function scene:createScene( event ) local group = self.view local bg1 = display.newRect(dpw/2,dph/2,dpw,dph) bg1:setFillColor( 0.96,0.96,0.91 ) group:insert( bg1 ) local paint = { 0.5 } local rect2 = display.newRect( 0, 0, 100, 30 ) rect2.fill = paint rect2.x = dpw - dpw + rect2.contentWidth/2 + 5 rect2.y = dph - rect2.contentHeight/2 - 5 local rect3 = display.newRect( 0, 0, 100, 30 ) local paint = { &nbsp; &nbsp; type = "composite", &nbsp; &nbsp; paint1 = { type="image", filename="texture1.png" }, &nbsp; &nbsp; paint2 = { type="image", filename="dust.png" } &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; } rect3.fill = paint rect3.x = dpw - rect2.contentWidth/2 - 5 rect3.y = dph - rect2.contentHeight/2 - 5 rect3.fill.effect = "composite.average" makecamC = 0 function makecam() if makecamC == 0 then --display.setDefault( "cameraSource", "front" ) &nbsp; --front-facing camera display.setDefault( "cameraSource", "back" ) &nbsp;--back-facing camera shape = display.newRect( dpw/2,dph/2, 320, 480 ) shape.fill = { type="camera" } makecamC = 1 else&nbsp; print("makecam else") end end function dellcam() if makecamC == 1 then&nbsp; shape:removeSelf() shape = nil makecamC = 0 else&nbsp; print("dellcam else") end end rect2:addEventListener( "tap", makecam ) rect3:addEventListener( "tap", dellcam ) end--end function scene:enterScene( event ) local group = self.view end function scene:willEnterScene( event ) local group = self.view end function scene:exitScene( event ) local group = self.view end function scene:didExitScene( event ) local group = self.view &nbsp; &nbsp; end function scene:destroyScene( event ) local group = self.view end --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- scene:addEventListener( "createScene", scene ) scene:addEventListener( "willEnterScene", scene ) scene:addEventListener( "enterScene", scene ) scene:addEventListener( "exitScene", scene ) scene:addEventListener( "didExitScene", scene ) scene:addEventListener( "destroyScene", scene ) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- return scene

Lava_Level · September 1, 2015, 1:29pm

I made a camera app with iPhone/iPad. It worked great. I ran into the same problem you are having.

Unfortunately realtime shapeFill Camera with Android will not work. something to do with OpenGL? But iOS works great.

you need:

function updateFrames( event ) if shape then shape:invalidate() end end Runtime:addEventListener( "enterFrame", updateFrames );

to make sure it invalidates the shape and forces an update for that fill every frame.

I put that update in the main contents, and I put the Runtime in the scene:show area (after shape was made) to get it going. make sure to remove it when you leave the scene

try that out.

mmk.verheijden · September 1, 2015, 11:09pm

@Lava thanks for the tip

Alex10 · August 28, 2015, 7:30pm