Re: Firing a flash gun in synch with webcam shutter

On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 3:47 PM, Andrew Greig <pushin.linux@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi All,

Could someone direct me to a place or project where requests for ideas are canvassed? I would like to see a way to synchronise a flashgun with a web-cam. This could lead to a much better result from web-cam photography in low light situations. I know that the Digital camera manufacturers of DSLRs have (Win/Mac) software to fire the camera from a computer, so something in the Open Source realm could be a real boon.

Perhaps this might be a starting point: http://entangle-photo.org/ I've not actually used it, but it appears to be slanted at controlling DSLRs. It might provide a starting point for doing something with a web cam. cheers, - Brendon