title: Is there a virtual/dummy IMAQ camera for LabVIEW?
body: <p>I'm writing LabVIEW software that grabs images from an IMAQ compatible GigE camera. </p>
  
  <p>The problem: This is a collaborative project, so I only have intermittent access to the actual camera.I'd like to be able to keep developing this software even when the camera isn't present. </p>
  
  <p>Is there a simple/fast way to create a virtual or dummy IMAQ camera in software? Ideally I'd like the dummy camera grab frames from an AVI or a stack of JPEG's. Something like this must exist, I just can't find it on Google. </p>
  
  <p>I'm looking for something that won't take very long (e.g.&lt; 2 hours effort) and that is abstracted away through the standard LabVIEW IMAQ interface, so that my software won't know or care whether its dealing with a dummy camera or an actual camera.</p>