access webcam fail - opencv

Question

i am still new on opencv, i make simple program based on sample to access webcam but always fails. i change variable id to 0,1,2...100 but i got same result. this is my program:
#include "cv.h"
#include "highgui.h"
#include "stdio.h"
#include "iostream"
// A Simple Camera Capture Framework
int main()
{
IplImage* img = NULL;
CvCapture* cap = NULL;
int id=0;
cap = cvCaptureFromCAM(id);
cvNamedWindow("Images",CV_WINDOW_AUTOSIZE);
if ( !cap )
printf("ERROR\n\n");
else
for(;;)
{
img = cvQueryFrame(cap);
cvShowImage("Imagenes", img);
cvWaitKey(10);
}
cvReleaseImage(&img);
cvReleaseCapture(&cap);
return 0;
}
thank you for your help

Answer 1

Do yourself a favor and check the return of the functions. Maybe some of them are failing and you'll never know why.
Another tip: try with id = -1.
#include <iostream>
#include <sstream>
#include <string>
#include <cv.h>
#include <highgui.h>
int main()
{
CvCapture* capture = NULL;
if ((capture = cvCaptureFromCAM(-1)) == NULL)
{
fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: capture is NULL \n");
return -1;
}
cvNamedWindow("mywindow", CV_WINDOW_AUTOSIZE);
cvQueryFrame(capture); // Sometimes needed to get correct data
IplImage* frame = NULL;
while (1)
{
if ((frame = cvQueryFrame(capture)) == NULL)
{
fprintf( stderr, "ERROR: cvQueryFrame failed\n");
break;
}
if (frame == NULL)
{
usleep(100000);
continue;
}
cvShowImage("mywindow", frame); // Do not release the frame!
int key = cvWaitKey(10);
if (key == 27) // ESC was pressed
break;
}
cvReleaseCapture(&capture);
cvDestroyWindow("mywindow");
return 0;
}