Option Explicit
 
' benötigte Deklarationen
Private Declare Function capCreateCaptureWindow Lib "avicap32.dll" _
  Alias "capCreateCaptureWindowA" ( _
  ByVal lpszWindowName As String, _
  ByVal dwStyle As Long, _
  ByVal x As Long, _
  ByVal y As Long, _
  ByVal nWidth As Long, _
  ByVal nHeight As Long, _
  ByVal hWndParent As Long, _
  ByVal nID As Long) As Long
 
Private Const WS_CHILD = &H40000000
Private Const WS_VISIBLE = &H10000000
Private Const WM_USER = &H400
Private Const WM_CAP_START = &H400
Private Const WM_CAP_EDIT_COPY = (WM_CAP_START + 30)
Private Const WM_CAP_DRIVER_CONNECT = (WM_CAP_START + 10)
Private Const WM_CAP_SET_PREVIEWRATE = (WM_CAP_START + 52)
Private Const WM_CAP_SET_OVERLAY = (WM_CAP_START + 51)
Private Const WM_CAP_SET_PREVIEW = (WM_CAP_START + 50)
Private Const WM_CAP_DRIVER_DISCONNECT = (WM_CAP_START + 11)
 
Private Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" _
  Alias "SendMessageA" ( _
  ByVal hwnd As Long, _
  ByVal wMsg As Long, _
  ByVal wParam As Long, _
  lParam As Any) As Long
 
Private Preview_Handle As Long
 
 
Public Function CreateCaptureWindow( _
  hWndParent As Long, _
  Optional x As Long = 25, _
  Optional y As Long = 30, _
  Optional nWidth As Long = 320, _
  Optional nHeight As Long = 240, _
  Optional nCameraID As Long = 0) As Long
 
  Preview_Handle = capCreateCaptureWindow("Video", _
    WS_CHILD + WS_VISIBLE, x, y, _
    nWidth, nHeight, hWndParent, 1)
 
  SendMessage Preview_Handle, WM_CAP_DRIVER_CONNECT, nCameraID, 0
  SendMessage Preview_Handle, WM_CAP_SET_PREVIEWRATE, 30, 0
  SendMessage Preview_Handle, WM_CAP_SET_OVERLAY, 1, 0
  SendMessage Preview_Handle, WM_CAP_SET_PREVIEW, 1, 0
 
  CreateCaptureWindow = Preview_Handle
End Function
 
 
Public Sub CapturePicture(nCaptureHandle As Long, _
  picCapture As PictureBox)
 
  Clipboard.Clear
  SendMessage nCaptureHandle, WM_CAP_EDIT_COPY, 0, 0
  picCapture.Picture = Clipboard.GetData
End Sub
 
 
Public Sub Disconnect(nCaptureHandle As Long, _
  Optional nCameraID = 0)
 
  SendMessage nCaptureHandle, WM_CAP_DRIVER_DISCONNECT, _
    nCameraID, 0
End Sub