Get pixel data outside of blitz3d window
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| Hey, is there a way to use a command or dll that will allow me to read the pixels on the desktop, even ones in other windows? thanks :) |
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| why? |
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| Yeah, Blitz3d is a game prgramming language, not a systems prgramming language? If you wanted to do that, go to something like C++. |
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| he can do with blitz whatever he wants! and there are easier languages then c++ -> like purebasic (similar b3d syntax) i´m sure you can do that somehow with api (taking a screenshot and readpixel ) or with purebasic via dll ... or even with c++ ;) what exactly do you want to achieve? |
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| I think Chi's suggestion is awesome. You could use something like this - http://blitzbasic.com/toolbox/toolbox.php?tool=227 to hide your application window, then take a screenshot of the desktop and readpixel. EDIT: here's the capture screen code archive entry: http://blitzbasic.com/codearcs/codearcs.php?code=1752 |
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| cough. |
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| haha, yeah they're yours they are, mark :D |
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| haha, i knew ppl wouldn't like thinking 'outside the box' -_-, so if u don't have anything helpful to post, don't waste the energy. i wanna make a screen saver that captures what is on the windows screen and alter it to music and stuff, somethin just to mess with. |
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| I think he was just being funny. Humour of which is kinda necessary in these glacially-cold white forums (no racism intended). |
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| Use Windows API. I dont remember the correct call (GetDesktophWnd(0)?), but you must retrieve the desktop HWND (the handle) then you just do a GetPixel on this hWnd. |
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| ...white forums... You can fix that by searching the website for profile skins. It alters the appearence of the entire web page. Mine is on futuristic or something like that. |
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| I wasn't being funny. I was just clearing my throat, but then I forgot what I was going to say. |
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