How to get an IP camera stream into C#?

Roger picture Roger · Sep 29, 2011 · Viewed 49.2k times · Source

I've used AForge library to make this little program, that shows live feed from a webcam into a PictureBox.

private FilterInfoCollection VideoCaptureDevices;
private VideoCaptureDevice FinalVideoDevice;

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
   VideoCaptureDevices = new FilterInfoCollection(FilterCategory.VideoInputDevice);
   try
   {
      foreach (FilterInfo VidCapDev in VideoCaptureDevices)
      {
         comboBox1.Items.Add(VidCapDev.Name);
         comboBox1.SelectedIndex = 0;
      }
      FinalVideoDevice = new VideoCaptureDevice(VideoCaptureDevices[comboBox1.SelectedIndex].MonikerString);
      FinalVideoDevice.NewFrame += new NewFrameEventHandler(FinalVideoDevice_NewFrame);
      FinalVideoDevice.Start();
   }
   catch
   {
      MessageBox.Show("No camera found. Please connect your camera and click RESET.");
   }
}

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void FinalVideoDevice_NewFrame(object sender, NewFrameEventArgs e)
{
   try
    {
       pictureBox1.Image = (Bitmap)e.Frame.Clone();
    }
    catch { }
}

But I also need to get a stream from an IP camera. Any ideas what would be the best way to get it?

Answer

Roger picture Roger · Sep 29, 2011

Solved it with MJPEGStream from the same AForge.net :)

MJPEGStream stream = new MJPEGStream("http://192.168.2.5:8080/videofeed");
            stream.NewFrame += new NewFrameEventHandler(video_NewFrame);
            stream.Start();