under construction :) stay tuned we are working to release a nice version of magicBook! :)
If you just want to use magicBook you can download a prebuild .jar-File.
Dependencies (need to be installed on the working system):
OpenCV (2.4.5 or higher ) and a compatible webcam ... download here : http://opencv.org/downloads.html
VLC (2.0.5 or higher) (which wil be used to playback the media vic the telnet interface -> free software and supports almost every filetype :) download here: https://www.videolan.org/vlc/#download
magicBook is designed to be portable and is tested to be running under windows and linux.
So take an external hdd or usb-stick (the storage size depends on how many media files you want to add to your magicbook ...theoretically there is no limit :) and put the magicbook.jar on it. Install OpenCV and VLC on your system. Then run the magicbook.jar and start adding media by dropping it and in the next step a linked cover to the magicbook software. After some questions about the medium magicbook will automatically copy all needed files to its folders and generate the database entries and the magiccard.png for this medium.
From this moment on you can use your webcam to scan the (printed) magiccards and let magicbook do its magic :) (e.g. playing back your favorite summer tunes, or playback a full-hd movie or in the future open websites and so on...)
1. If you are using Eclipse as IDE, you can use these example .project. Just create a new file with the following content in the root directory of the project:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<projectDescription>
<name>magicBook</name>
<comment></comment>
<projects>
</projects>
<buildSpec>
<buildCommand>
<name>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javabuilder</name>
<arguments>
</arguments>
</buildCommand>
<buildCommand>
<name>com.stateofflow.eclipse.metrics.MetricsBuilder</name>
<arguments>
</arguments>
</buildCommand>
</buildSpec>
<natures>
<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
<nature>com.stateofflow.eclipse.metrics.MetricsNature</nature>
</natures>
</projectDescription>2. magicBook is using some (open source) third-party libraries. Therefore you have to include the libraries to your Java Build Path. Create a new file .userlibraries with the content:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="WINDOWS-1252" standalone="no"?>
<eclipse-userlibraries version="2">
<library name="Apache Commons Telnet" systemlibrary="false">
<archive path="/magicBook/libs/apache commons net_telnet/commons-net-3.2/commons-net-3.2.jar"/>
<archive path="/magicBook/libs/apache commons net_telnet/commons-net-3.2/commons-net-3.2-sources.jar"/>
</library>
<library name="FileDrop" systemlibrary="false">
<archive path="/magicBook/libs/filedrop/filedrop.jar"/>
</library>
<library name="JavaCV" systemlibrary="false">
<archive path="/magicBook/libs/javacv/javacv-0.5-bin/javacv-bin/ffmpeg-1.2-windows-x86_64.jar"/>
<archive path="/magicBook/libs/javacv/javacv-0.5-bin/javacv-bin/javacpp.jar"/>
<archive path="/magicBook/libs/javacv/javacv-0.5-bin/javacv-bin/javacv.jar"/>
<archive path="/magicBook/libs/javacv/javacv-0.5-bin/javacv-bin/javacv-windows-x86_64.jar"/>
<archive path="/magicBook/libs/javacv/javacv-0.5-bin/javacv-bin/opencv-2.4.5-windows-x86_64.jar"/>
<archive path="/magicBook/libs/javacv/javacv-0.5-bin/javacv-bin/ffmpeg-1.2-linux-x86.jar"/>
<archive path="/magicBook/libs/javacv/javacv-0.5-bin/javacv-bin/ffmpeg-1.2-linux-x86_64.jar"/>
<archive path="/magicBook/libs/javacv/javacv-0.5-bin/javacv-bin/ffmpeg-1.2-macosx-x86_64.jar"/>
<archive path="/magicBook/libs/javacv/javacv-0.5-bin/javacv-bin/ffmpeg-1.2-windows-x86.jar"/>
<archive path="/magicBook/libs/javacv/javacv-0.5-bin/javacv-bin/javacv-linux-x86.jar"/>
<archive path="/magicBook/libs/javacv/javacv-0.5-bin/javacv-bin/javacv-linux-x86_64.jar"/>
<archive path="/magicBook/libs/javacv/javacv-0.5-bin/javacv-bin/javacv-macosx-x86_64.jar"/>
<archive path="/magicBook/libs/javacv/javacv-0.5-bin/javacv-bin/opencv-2.4.5-linux-x86.jar"/>
<archive path="/magicBook/libs/javacv/javacv-0.5-bin/javacv-bin/opencv-2.4.5-linux-x86_64.jar"/>
<archive path="/magicBook/libs/javacv/javacv-0.5-bin/javacv-bin/opencv-2.4.5-macosx-x86_64.jar"/>
<archive path="/magicBook/libs/javacv/javacv-0.5-bin/javacv-bin/opencv-2.4.5-windows-x86.jar"/>
<archive path="/magicBook/libs/javacv/javacv-0.5-bin/javacv-bin/javacv-windows-x86.jar"/>
</library>
<library name="JMyron" systemlibrary="false">
<archive path="/magicBook/libs/jmyron/JMyron.jar"/>
</library>
<library name="JSpiff" systemlibrary="false">
<archive path="/magicBook/libs/jspiff/jspiff-1.0/jspiff-1.0.jar"/>
<archive path="/magicBook/libs/jspiff/dom4j-1.6.1.jar"/>
</library>
<library name="JUnit" systemlibrary="false">
<archive path="/magicBook/libs/junit/hamcrest-core-1.3.jar"/>
<archive path="/magicBook/libs/junit/junit-4.11.jar"/>
</library>
<library name="SQLiteJDBC" systemlibrary="false">
<archive path="/magicBook/libs/jdbcsqlitedriver/sqlite-jdbc-3.7.8-20111025.014814-1.jar"/>
</library>
<library name="XStream" systemlibrary="false">
<archive path="/magicBook/libs/xstream/xstream-1.4.2/lib/xstream/xmlpull-1.1.3.1.jar"/>
<archive path="/magicBook/libs/xstream/xstream-1.4.2/lib/xstream/xpp3_min-1.1.4c.jar"/>
<archive path="/magicBook/libs/xstream/xstream-1.4.2/lib/xstream-1.4.2.jar"/>
</library>
<library name="ZXing" systemlibrary="false">
<archive path="/magicBook/libs/zxing/core.jar"/>
<archive path="/magicBook/libs/zxing/javase.jar"/>
</library>
</eclipse-userlibraries>
In Window->Preferences->Java->Build Path->User Libraries you can import a prepared set of necessary libraries. After succesfully importing the User Libraries definition, you have to navigate to the project specific build path via (right-click on the project in the "Package Explorer") Properties->Java Build Path. Click on the button Add library and choose User Library. In the dialog choose Apache Commons Telnet, FileDrop, JavaCV, JMyron, JSpiff. JUNit, SQLiteJDBC, XStream and ZXing. Click finish to confirm your choice. Now all required libraries are included into the projects build path.
This work (magicBook) is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 444 Castro Street, Suite 900, Mountain View, California, 94041, USA.
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