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iCam Support / Re: Motion Detection Feature request: time-lapse capture.

« on: April 08, 2011, 12:45:26 PM »

Hi,

I would like to add my request for the ability to record 1 x frame every xx seconds if possible, this would provide a very flexible solution for my needs.

Another (seperate) feature for the motion detection would be the ability to record x seconds of video before the event using a cache mechanism, and x seconds of video after the movement stops.

Thanks for a great product.

Tony

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iCam Support / Re: Multiple identical cameras in 2.1.2 on Mac osx 10.6.4 not getting multiple feeds

« on: November 27, 2010, 02:59:29 AM »

To antidigerati.

Hi - I gave up on trying to get multiple web cams working reliably - I never really got to the bottom of the issues I was seeing which are all documented above.  My feeling was that in my case it was nothing to do with hardware, drivers or the USB bus power, it appeared to me it had something to do with the drivers or video transport mechanism that the mac uses (and maybe what icamsource relies on below the app ? 
I am investigating an I/P camera solution to work with iCam which is looking more positive / stable, although I now need to look at my network design in more detail, but thats another story. 

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iCam Support / Re: Multiple identical cameras in 2.1.2 on Mac osx 10.6.4 not getting multiple feeds

« on: October 01, 2010, 02:02:34 AM »

Hi,
Yes - that is correct, concurrent use of both cams with two apps at the same time.

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iCam Support / Re: Multiple identical cameras in 2.1.2 on Mac osx 10.6.4 not getting multiple feeds

« on: September 30, 2010, 07:29:27 AM »

Thanks for the comments.  I was concerned that the issue may have been with having identical USB webcams, and some issue with the mac or the app identifying which was which therefore I have swapped out one of the logitech cams for a creative live USB webcam.  I have also moved one of the webcams from the USB hub to the base MAC to confirm the USB whether power might be the cause - I dont believe it is.

To check the operation of two cams at the same time, I opened one cam in ichat - no problem.  I then opened the second cam in skype - no problem with either cam, so they appear to work correctly on separate software apps.  I have removed one of the cams from icamsource for the following test - so the second cam is not in icamsource, - only the first cam is configured.

I open either cam in another app, they try to open the remaining cam in icamsource then I just get a white screen and no video.  I am able to select the remaining cam in the drop down list, but not the cam which is assigned to the opther app - I cant select that cam.  This is the same whichever cam is assigned to the other app - the remaining cam does then not operate in icamsource.

I understand the comments about the web cams - and I will go down that route in the future - but I want to be certain the icam app will suit my needs prior to this as it will be a more expensive option.

With respect to the port query - I can access the cams from my iphone over the phone network without problem at this time.

Any additional comments welcomed.

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iCam Support / Multiple identical cameras in 2.1.2 on Mac osx 10.6.4 not getting multiple feeds

« on: September 29, 2010, 06:28:43 AM »

Hi,
This is my first post and I am very new to icam and icamsource so I apologise up front if I missed anything in the setup.  Sorry for the long post but I wanted to get as much as possible answered up front.

Current setup is:
Mac Mini running OSX 10.6.4, 1.66Ghz dual core, 2GB memory.  The MAC has a Lacie expansion and USB hub – without the disk.

Icamsource is now at 2.1.2

I purchased the app and was running icamsource (2.1.1 I think) on a Mac (mini) with a single logitech C200 camera with no problems.  Other apps can use this camera too without any issues. I could connect on Wi-fi and after following the port forwarding setup I could access over 3G ok too.

I purchased a second identical camera Logitech C200 webcam, and added this to the mac.  Other apps can access either camera without problems (skype, photo booth), but after I added the second camera to the icamsource I can only view one video feed consistently. 
If I switch between cameras in icamsource then the video shows the same source, although interestingly the CPU usage goes up and my mouse pointer flickers rapidly at this time when hovering over the camera which is not displaying the image.
I occasionally get two feeds, but it does not last.  Occasionally I also get multiple copies of a single feed and a single copy of the second feed on the iphone – but again this is a temporary glitch.

I checked the forums and updated to icamsource 2.1.2, but have the same issue.

Moving the USB ports to the base Mac did not make a difference.

I also added the portrange command in a terminal – which worked ok (in that it displayed the ports in icamsource) but after updating to 2.1.2  I do not have that now, and re-running the command does not add the feature back in – I am not sure if this is relevant or not.

I have autoconfigured the router checked and get the following text
Immediately after pressing start I get     
   UPnP Success 12000 > 12000
Then it changes to
   UPnP Dual Nat ext_ip 10.0.0.10
In addition the Num connected goes from 0 to 1.

The Mac sees both the cameras with different serial nos and device addresses ok in about this Mac.

Any advice would be appreciated.

This a great application.