ofxGphoto

ofxGphoto wraps libgphoto to openFrameworks. It is strongly oriented towards ofxEdsdk, both in forms of usage and internal workflow.

libgphoto is a C library that enables the communication with a lot of digital cameras.

Installation/Usage on Linux

Install libgphoto.

Arch linux

sudo pacman -S libgphoto2 

Debian based

sudo apt-get install libgphoto2-dev

Create a project

Create a new project using the project generator.

Add linker flags -lgphoto2,-lgphoto2_port

using qt

in projectName.qbs set


of.linkerFlags: ['-lgphoto2','-lgphoto2_port']      // flags passed to the linker

ofxGphoto is tested with libgphoto 2.5.26, on Arch Linux release 2021.02.10 with openFrameworks 0.11 and up. Any afford to make it work on other operating Systems is highly welcome.