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macaholic

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CPU usage 25 to 50% - HELP!!!
« on: August 16, 2009, 08:01:49 PM »
On a Mac G5 2x2GHz the CPU usage is too high.
25-50% idle, 50% when iPhone connected.
(Running OS X 10.5.7)

Can anyone else on a PPC machine confirm this high CPU usage?
« Last Edit: August 16, 2009, 08:12:57 PM by macaholic »
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Re: CPU usage 25 to 50% - HELP!!!
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2009, 01:02:42 AM »
macaholic is getting technical support for this problem through email.  If there is any new information regarding the problem, I'll post it in this thread.
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Re: CPU usage 25 to 50% - HELP!!!
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2009, 06:28:45 PM »
OK. The new 1.3.5c version with the ability to adjust Push notification timing works well in bringing down CPU usage.
Please make it an option in the GUI, rather than just a Terminal command.
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Re: CPU usage 25 to 50% - HELP!!!
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2009, 10:54:23 AM »
Quote from: macaholic on August 16, 2009, 08:01:49 PM
On a Mac G5 2x2GHz the CPU usage is too high.
25-50% idle, 50% when iPhone connected.
(Running OS X 10.5.7)

Can anyone else on a PPC machine confirm this high CPU usage?

I'we had the same problem on the newest Mac mini with 4GB installed... (I use a Firewire Camera)
Actually the iCam server CPU usage is steady 65% wich is kinda anoying, since I'd like to use my server for other stuff than just monitoring my hallway...
The problem exist both en OSX 10.5 & 10.6 - Resetting PRAM or Clean install of OSX makes no difference.
I hope you fix it soon... so I won't regret buying the icam software for my iphone.
It would also be nice if you implement a recording function
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Re: CPU usage 25 to 50% - HELP!!!
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2009, 01:56:32 PM »
Howdy - Is your camera a Firewire webcam (like an iSight) or a DV camera with a Firewire cable?

Does the CPU usage change if you close the iCamSource window?
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Re: CPU usage 25 to 50% - HELP!!!
« Reply #5 on: September 01, 2009, 12:14:51 AM »
Quote from: Jay on August 31, 2009, 01:56:32 PM
Howdy - Is your camera a Firewire webcam (like an iSight) or a DV camera with a Firewire cable?

Does the CPU usage change if you close the iCamSource window?


It's a firewire video card (canopus ADVC55) and I allways dissable the iCamSource window, since it's a server
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Re: CPU usage 25 to 50% - HELP!!!
« Reply #6 on: September 01, 2009, 01:24:53 AM »
Actually, I'm a bit surprised that the card works with iCamSource at all.  A lot of video capture cards aren't recognized by the OS as a webcam.

I'm guessing that the the high processor usage is probably due to the raw image size from the video card or the framerate from the video card.  I know that some Firewire cameras will use more CPU because they have a higher framerate than most webcams.

Does the card have any settings where you can set resolution, compression, or framerate?
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