Image capturing from webcam and saving it

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In C# WinForm how to save a captured image from a webcam?..i have a code below..

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string strGrabFileName = String.Format("C:\\Snapshot.jpg", DateTime.Now);
bitmap.Save(strGrabFileName, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Jpeg);

when i click on the capture button it shows an error on the last line..anyone help me to solve it..

Posted 17-Dec-13 19:51pm

ManUtdRockz

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Member 10434230 18-Dec-13 2:30am

can you post the error and code where you are initializing bitmap

ManUtdRockz 18-Dec-13 4:36am

Error message
External exception was unhandled
A generic error occurred in GDI+

agent_kruger 18-Dec-13 5:14am

idont think so bitmap.Save(strGrabFileName, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Jpeg); will get you webcam image.

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Tapas Ranjan Singh · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-17T23:24:00

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make sure you have access to write in c drive. change the path to some other drive and check.

Posted 17-Dec-13 23:24pm

Tapas Ranjan Singh

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ManUtdRockz 18-Dec-13 6:40am

I changed the location, now it working...thank you.. and one more question, now its take only one image, i want to take more captured images what should i code...!