Photo Booth is a tiny open source Flash application that can capture images from a webcam.
The script is built with AS3 + PHP5 and can be instantly implemented to any website.
It can be a great add-on when asking users to upload an avatar or creating a web application around photos.
To see how it works, a demo can be found here.
In order to better understand this resource, let’s describe augmented reality first. From Wikipedia:
Augmented reality (AR) is a term for a live direct or indirect view of a physical real-world environment whose elements are merged with (or augmented by) virtual computer-generated imagery – creating a mixed reality
EZFlar is an open source ActionScript library that enables you to create such a media. Or, you can use the online generator.
It simply inserts a pre-defined media inside a "pre-defined object" in another media.
There is an online generator provided. You’ll need a webcam & a printer to test it instantly:
It may look complicated, however, you can check this video or this one to see it working.
toksta* is a free instant messenger with text & webcam based chat support.
It is a hosted application that can be integrated to your website & user database. With this feature, your users won’t have to re-login to the messenger.
toksta* also provides plug-ins for phpBB2, phpBB3, punBB, phpMyForum and vBulletin.
toksta* lets you customize the design via an easy to use configurator & you can upload your logo to the application.
Another nice feature is the revenue sharing. The revenue of ads that are shown during the chat is shared between the site owner & toksta*.
Besides these, toksta* has unlimited parallel chats, automatic webcam detection, buddy list integration supoort & more. Click here to see all the features.
