Record video from webcam with jquery/flash directly in browser?

Question

I want to let users record video via webcam and then upload the recorded video to the site all through the browser.

Here is an example that works exactly how I want my site to work except it does not seem to capture video, just images.

http://www.xarg.org/project/jquery-webcam-plugin/

Please let me know if there is a way I can customize this or if there is something else out there that I can use.

I want something standalone and don't want to rely on another service to accomplish this.

Thanks!

Answer 1

We've been looking for the same thing, but from my research, it appears there's no way to do it strictly through jquery and Flash without some back end help.

What I've found is three options:

1. Adobe Flash Media Server
2. Wowza Media Server
3. Red5 Media Server

There's advantages and disadvantages to all three. Flash and Wowza are not free, but have great documentation and support. Red5 is free, but the documentation can be lacking depending on what you're doing.

We just signed up for a free 180-day Developer license for Wowza and are currently evaluating that.