Installation of JMF - Java Media Framework to work with ImageJ capturing plugin

Author:

Peter Stierlen (peter.stierlen@t-online.de)

History:

2008/08/11: second version

Installation:

Download the Java Media Framework from the Sun Microsystems page  JMF

Description:

Installation tipps for JMF needed for the VfW based Capture plugin for Webcams.

 

Installation of the sun Java Media Framework


Download the JMF from the Sun website

If you want to use my ImageJ Capture Plugin you first have to install the Java Media Framework from Sun.

You can download the JMF from:

http://java.sun.com/javase/technologies/desktop/media/jmf/2.1.1/download.html


Please keep in mind, that I developed the whole plugin and processing working on windows system. I tested it on Windows XP and Windows Vista.
I can not give any guaranty that this installation will also work on your computer system. I can also give no guaranty for the installation or any system problems caused by the installation. If you install the JMF and the ImageJ plugins you will do this for your own risk. Wrong installations can damage your system.

 

Sun gives also good informations how to install the JMF on Windows systems.

You can find the detailed description for the JMF Windows performance pack on:

http://java.sun.com/javase/technologies/desktop/media/jmf/2.1.1/setup-win.html

You can also use the Diagnostic Applet to test if your plugin is installed  properly.

 

JMF-Installation on my computers (new way after a request)


System Preparation


I cleaned my system from former Java and ImageJ installations.

I than downloaded the newest Java JDK from the sun page:

jdk-6u7-windows-i586-p.exe


I than installed the JDK together with the included JRE in the default path suggested by the JDK installer.


C:/program_files/Java/jdk1.6.0_07

C:/program_files/Java/jre1.6.0_07


JMF-Installation


I installed it in the default path suggested by the JMF installer. It is very important to wait until the JMF installation finished the check for capture devices ...don't hurry.

Than reboot the system.

All the files will be stored in the folder:


C:\Programme\JMF2.1.1e


After that I found copies of the JMF.JAR file in the following folders:

C:\Programme\JMF2.1.1e\lib
C:\Programme\Java\jre1.6.0_07\lib\ext\
C:\Programme\Java\jdk1.6.0_07\jre\lib\ext\

The JMF installation also made changes in the CLASSPATH

.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;.;C:\PROGRA~1\JMF21~1.1E\lib\sound.jar;C:\PROGRA~1\JMF21~1.1E\lib\jmf.jar;C:\PROGRA~1\JMF21~1.1E\lib;

 

 

After the installation you can also find the Java Media Framework 2.1.1e item in your Start Menu

 

moz-screenshot

 

JMF-Customization on my computers

The following description will give you a short overview how I installed the JMF on my systems. 


Click the JMF Customizer Item to start the Customizer Tool. The starting dialog will look like following:


Enable the Capture function

On Vista systems the target  folder should not be within the system paths. You can later copy/paste the customized Jar-File into your JMF-folder. 

Click Next  to proceed with the Protocol selection dialog

 

Enable the VfW protocoll

Click Next  for the source media formats

 

Enable the Mpeg format 

Click Next  to proceed with the Decoder selection


Enable all Video Decoders 

Click Next  to select the Audio/Video Renderer


Enable the DirectAudio Audio Renderer

Enable the all Video Renderera

Click Customize  to finish the Customization

 

JMF-Registration on my computers


Click the JMF Registry Item to start the JMF Registry Editor. Change to the Capture Devises Menu.


Click Detect Capture Devices to start the JMF Registry Editor to search for devices connected to your computer.

If your webcam is connected to your PC and the JMF Customization was done correctly the Registration Editor should show the vfw devices as listed below.

 


If there are more formats listed then the ones which could be handled by your cam disconnect the cam and

Click Remove

Click Restore

Click Detect Capture Devices to start the JMF Registry Editor again. If it still find any formats than you have some other capture devices like a grabber card installed in your system.

I checked the system device manager and found the Conexant's BtPCI WDM Video Capture Driver installed.
I uninstalled it and checked with the JMF registry again. And now it found only the video formats from the quickcam. It is also important to use the newest drivers for your cam. Follow the installation instructions closely. First install ... than plug the cam.

 

ImageJ-Installation

I dowloaded the Imagej installation without an included JRE Customization
 
http://rsbweb.nih.gov/ij/download/win32/ij140-nojre-setup.exe

and installed it on drive D:

I only changed the drive in the default path given by the installer.

The installation found the JRE on the C: drive without problems and ImageJ started without problems.

 

 

Classpath-inputs on my computers / Windows Vista System / Windows XP System

Click Start > Settings > System Settings to open the system control dialog.

I only have German language systems, so please excuse if there are some  different terms.


The first three steps are only required for Vista System

 

Click Classic Style to change to the well-known appearance

 

Click System to open the system settings dialog


Click Additional System Settings to open the system property dialog

From this dialog Vista and XP Systems can be handled similar.


Click System Variables

 

With this settings the JMF can be found from the ImageJ plugins on my computers. I hope that this infos can help one to  successfully install JMF and to get a stable link between ImageJ plugins and different webcams types.

 

 


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