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Class

Capture

Name

available()
Examples
import processing.video.*; 
Capture cam; 
 
void setup() { 
  size(200, 200); 
  cam = new Capture(this);
  cam.start(); 
} 
 
void draw() { 
  if (cam.available()) { 
    // Reads the new frame
    cam.read(); 
  } 
  image(cam, 0, 0); 
}
Description Returns "true" when a new video frame is available to read.
Syntax
.available()
Returnsboolean
Updated on January 21, 2019 10:05:15am EST

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