iCamSource on iMac using iSight camera not working while screen is locked

[gmakris]

Hello.

I have installed iCamSource on my iMac i7 and have it connected to both my iSight Camera as well as another LevelOne camera I have in my office.

However I'm facing following issue; while both cameras have been properly set up and thus can be viewed either from the iPhone application or through iCam Web when I lock the screen of my iMac (I do this every time I leave the office...) it appears as if the iSight gets "disconnected" resulting in a blank screen.

Am I doing something wrong here???

Regards,
George

[SKJM Support]

It sounds like the iSight is being turned off when the screen is being locked. This may be an issue of the operating system disconnecting from the camera when the screen is locked.

When you run another webcam application (like Photo Booth) does the Built-In iSight light turn off when you lock the screen? Also, what method are you using to lock the screen?

[vanboemmel]

Hi and hello!

I know, this is not the topic of this post, but can you let me know the URL you are using to connect to your LavelOne cam?

I can't get it connected to the iCam server :-(

all my best from Germany

Chris

[SKJM Support]

We haven't tested with that particular camera, but if it outputs MJPEG formatted data, it'll probably work with iCamSource.

When you run iCamSource, you'll need to select the "Ethernet /Wi-Fi" tab because the camera is a network camera, not a USB camera. Then, enter the MJPEG or JPEG URL for your camera.

If the MJPEG or JPEG URL isn't something that can be found by searching around with Google or by contacting their support, we actually have another solution available, although it is currently in its very preliminary stages, and that is: http://skjm.com/icam/mjpeg_test.php

When you enter the camera's IP address and port into that web page, it will attempt to connect to the camera using all of the common MJPEG and JPEG URLs that we are aware of. If any of the URLs produce an image, then that is the URL to use in iCamSource.

If your camera requires a login and password, you can enter them in that webpage right before the address : login:password@Camera_address

[vanboemmel]

Very very coool! Thank you so much! Works totally perfect! :-)

[SKJM Support]

I'm glad you got it working!

If you have any other issues or questions, please let us know.