Manipulating Pixels Using Canvas
Modern browsers support playing video via the <video></video> element. Most browsers also have access to webcams via the MediaDevices.getUserMedia() API. But even with those two things combined, we can’t really access and manipulate those pixels directly.
Fortunately, browsers have a Canvas API that allows us to draw graphics using JavaScript. We can actually draw images to the <canvas></canvas> from the video itself, which gives us the ability to manipulate and play with those pixels.
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