Preventing Camera Driver Deadlock

[seahawk789]

I have a Creative Web cam. I want to access it's driver using multiple applications at the same instance. Is there anyway possible? Do I have to code a new driver which can mask this driver to prevent its deadlock ? Has anyone tried this using CPP?

Please Help !

[cilu]

Does the driver limits the connections to the cam?

[Ajay Vijay]

As per my knowledge, webcams allow only one application to take control.

[seahawk789]

I don't think its 'impossible' to prevent locking of camera driver. Because there is an application called 'Screencamera' which is basically a desktop sharing application but it has its own driver through which we can connect to other webcams & using its (Screencamera driver) we can access the webcam any number of times simultaneously.

[Ajay Vijay]

...application but it has its own driver through which we can connect to other webcams & using its (Screencamera driver) we can access the webcam any number of times simultaneously.

You have one webcam or multiple. With some driver software we can definitely access multiple cameras, from multiple applications.

[seahawk789]

I have only a single webcam & want to access simultaneously