Image Acquisition Toolbox™ Support Package for OS Generic Video Interface allows you to acquire images in MATLAB® or Simulink® from video capture devices that are supported natively by your computer’s OS. This includes webcams as well as some scientific and industrial cameras.
Features include:
Note: Basic acquisition of webcam images is available from MATLAB without the advanced features listed above. See Webcam Support from MATLAB.
The following device types are supported by the support package on each platform.
| Platform |
Supported devices |
| Windows |
Devices from manufacturers that provide DirectShow compliant WDM (Windows Driver Model) drivers |
| Linux |
UVC compliant devices supported using Gstreamer drivers |
| Mac |
UVC compliant devices supported using AVFoundation framework |
See the hardware support package system requirements table for current and prior version, release, and platform availability.
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Before installing the support package, confirm you have the correct setup. View system requirements and installation options.
Get support packageTo install a hardware support package, you must have a supported product release, along with the required operating system and base product.
View the hardware support package system requirements table and confirm you have:
If you do not have a supported release or the required base products, you can get started with a free trial, or you can purchase products.
After confirming you have the system requirements, proceed with either installation option listed below.
Launch the Support Package Installer from your version of MATLAB and navigate to the correct support package.
Clicking the Get Support Package button provides the support package install file:
([filename].mlpkginstall)
There are several ways to initiate the Support Package Installer from these files:
.mlpkginstall file directly from your Internet browser..mlpkginstall file directly from within MATLAB by navigating the Current Folder to the location of the downloaded file and double clicking it. That will initiate the installation for the MATLAB release that you have open.The primary difference between using the .mlpkginstall file (option 2) rather than the toolstrip (option 1) to initiate support package installation is that the file allows the user to avoid the support package selection screen on the installer.
*These file types were introduced in MATLAB R2013a.
Users without an Internet connection can install hardware support packages by following the download instructions.
Support Package Installer installs this support package. To start the installer, go to the MATLAB toolstrip and click Add-Ons > Get Hardware Support Packages. For more information, read the documentation.