Does it support wireless video camera?

[kylehusky]

Wondering if iCam support wireless camera, such as the Linksys Wireless-G Internet Video Camera... thanks a lot!

[Jay]

I'm glad you asked.  Several users have asked this, so it'll be good to have the info in the forum 

Currently, iCam supports USB, Firewire, DV camcorders, and built-in cams on Mac OS X and USB and built-in cams on Windows.  We don't support any network/wifi cams.  The reason for this is that there is no communication standard for network cams.  Each brand of network cam uses their own proprietary communication, which means we would have to develop separately for each brand of network cam.

That said, we'll develop pretty much any requested feature as long as there's enough user interest to justify the development effort.  So, if there seems to be a lot of user demand for network cam support, we may end up adding it in the future.

I hope that answers your question.

[macfarlane12]

I'd love to see Linksys Wireless-G support as well!!!!!!!!   

[Jay]

Noted 

[forest]

I too would appreciate a Linksys Wireless G support. I have two of their cameras and would like to add a few.

Do I understand it correctly that even though I can see my Linksys Wireless G cameras on my computer monitor that I cannot utilize iCam to view it on my iphone? You are not referring to whether it will connect directly to the iphone/camera wirelessly, but whether we can connect via the computer and it's network, right? If this is the case, please let me know when/if it will work and I will purchase a copy asap. I am even willing to pay more for this ability.

[Jay]

iCam currently supports any cam recognized by Windows or Mac OS as a video source.  This generally includes built-in cams, USB cams, and for Mac, firewire cams.  It's not that we specifically block the Linksys from working, it's just that the OS doesn't recognize network cams, such as the Linksys, as video sources.

[alphabeta2]

add one more in support of the Linksys wifi cams! Sure would be nice!
This is a great app! And worth every penny and then some! Like someone
above said, I'd be willing to pay more to have the wifi cam support also,
since thats what we have most of through the house!!

Let me know if you need testers too, for that app, should you
(PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!!) develop it!!!!

[az_drummer]

What a cool app!  I can't wait to show the gang at work.   

Extremely interested in wi-fi cam support and would pay extra for this feature.  I'll purchase whichever camera you chose to support.

[CaminDFW]

+1 to support the Linksys G camera!!!!   

[RonHinNY]

Another vote for Linksys Wireless G - I have 6 deployed.

[Oceanbeat]

On Macs, maybe the CamTwist-App could be a solution. This is a Video-Routing Software for OSX. Haven´t testet that though...

[Jay]

I tried CamTwist, it worked fine for me.  On Windows, there's a program called ManyCam that does the same thing. 

With both of these programs, you can have your desktop (or just a portion of your desktop, like a window) show up as a webcam to the OS.  I tried both of them with iCamSource on Mac and Windows, and they both worked for me.

[chuckster]

I tried CamTwist, it worked fine for me.  On Windows, there's a program called ManyCam that does the same thing. 

With both of these programs, you can have your desktop (or just a portion of your desktop, like a window) show up as a webcam to the OS.  I tried both of them with iCamSource on Mac and Windows, and they both worked for me.

Sadly, using ManyCam on Win XP seems to break iCam, requiring a reboot to get it working again.  ManyCam is a great tool.  I can use it with Skype on calls, but it crashes my iCam.  FIXED IT.  The problem was caused with my Cisco VPN client.  You need to connect iCam first, then bring up the VPN.  All works well as long as you start with iCam first.

[Jay]

chuckster,

Thanks for the info.  As I mentioned, ManyCam worked for me when I tried it once on my Windows computer, but that's not exactly comprehensive testing 

Does iCamSource work correctly when you use it with a standard built-in or USB webcam?

[chuckster]

chuckster,

Thanks for the info.  As I mentioned, ManyCam worked for me when I tried it once on my Windows computer, but that's not exactly comprehensive testing 

Does iCamSource work correctly when you use it with a standard built-in or USB webcam?

I solved my problem.  If my Cisco VPN client is running, then iCam won't work.  If I start iCam first, then bring up the VPN - even using ManyCam to capture video (using the desktop mode) from a VPN connection, all works fine.