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PowerISO 4.5

Create edit extract convert compress encrypt mount CD image file PowerISO is a powerful image processing and file compression tool which allows you to create extract compress edit and convert ISO BIN image files and mount these files with internal virtual drive And most of all the compressed files can be used directly without decompressing bull Support ISO BIN NRG IMG DAA bull Open Create Edit Extract ISO File bull Compress Encrypt Split ISO File bull Integrated with internal Virtual Drive Changes in PowerISO 4 5 Jul 27 2009 Support Audio CD TEXT Support WIM VMDK VHD VDI files Support…

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iDisplay, webcam multitouch

Embedded above is an interesting multitouch demo by [Lahiru]. The goal of the project was to find an easy way to retrofit current LCDs for multitouch. Instead of using infrared or capacitive recognition, it uses a standard webcam mounted overhead. To calibrate, you draw polygon around the desktop screen as the webcam sees it. The camera can identify the location of markers placed on the screen and their color. iDisplay can also recognize hands making the pinch motion and sends these as touch events via TUIO, so it works with existing touch software. It’s written in C++ using OpenCV…


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Automated Paintball Sentry

Reader, [Ben Godding], sends in the video for his senior design team’s automated paintball sentry. The frame is made of plasma cut aluminum. The paintball gun uses a custom hopper mounted remotely from the gun body. It has two webcams offering a 160 degree field of vision, and the image processing is done by a dual core pentium CPU booting windows xp off a compact flash card. The computer interfaces with the 1/4scale RC servos using a PIC24. The paintball sentry can either be configured via a computer GUI when a monitor is available or a baclkit keypad and…


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