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@microblink/camera-manager
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Manages cameras and stream, provides both a headless component and a UI component
This package provides camera management for web applications. It handles camera selection, permissions, video stream management, and provides access to video frames for further processing. It is framework-agnostic and can be used with or without a UI.
@microblink/blinkid-ux-manager
and @microblink/blinkid
.Install from npm using your preferred package manager:
npm install @microblink/camera-manager
# or
yarn add @microblink/camera-manager
# or
pnpm add @microblink/camera-manager
import { CameraManager } from "@microblink/camera-manager";
const cameraManager = new CameraManager();
// Start the camera stream (auto-selects the best camera)
await cameraManager.startCameraStream();
// Optionally, attach the video to a DOM element
const video = document.getElementById("video");
cameraManager.initVideoElement(video);
// Capture frames for processing
const removeCallback = cameraManager.addFrameCaptureCallback((imageData) => {
// Process imageData (instance of ImageData)
});
// Stop the camera when done
cameraManager.stopStream();
See the camera-manager
example for more usage details.
CameraManager
classstartCameraStream(options?)
: Starts the camera stream. Options allow selecting a specific camera or facing mode.initVideoElement(videoElement)
: Attaches a video element for preview.addFrameCaptureCallback(callback)
: Registers a callback to receive frames as ImageData
during capture. Returns a cleanup function.startFrameCapture()
: Starts capturing frames for processing.stopFrameCapture()
: Stops capturing frames but keeps the stream active.stopStream()
: Stops the camera stream and video playback.setResolution(resolution)
: Sets the desired video resolution (e.g., "1080p"
).setFacingFilter(facingModes)
: Filters available cameras by facing mode ("front"
or "back"
).getCameraDevices()
: Returns available camera devices.selectCamera(camera)
: Selects a specific camera device.setCameraMirrorX(mirrorX)
: Mirrors the video horizontally if needed.reset()
: Resets the camera manager and stops all streams.To use the built-in UI, use:
import { createCameraManagerUi } from "@microblink/camera-manager";
const cameraUi = await createCameraManagerUi(cameraManager, document.body);
// Optionally, add cleanup:
cameraUi.dismount();
FAQs
Manages cameras and stream, provides both a headless component and a UI component
The npm package @microblink/camera-manager receives a total of 138 weekly downloads. As such, @microblink/camera-manager popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that @microblink/camera-manager demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 7 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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