New Release - iOS iCam 2.1 + iCamSource 2.4

[Merlin]

This is insane!  Working great, no crashes, sound works and my SkyIPCam 777w from Airlink rotates!  Only issue I had was in the initial setup.  I was ready to write a not so good response because the iCamSource kept crashing over and over again.  Uninstalled, reinstalled, rebooted, etc, etc but when I deleted all the cameras and set them all back up it started working perfectly.  Hope this helps someone else.

Merlin

[Stefan]

Thanks for the feedback!

One question though: Are you running the Mac or Windows version of the iCamSource? (I am guessing Windows, but I just want to be sure.)

[Don of Nashville]

My setup:
1) iMacG5 (2005) with OS 10.5.8, 1.9 Ghz PowerPC, 2.5GB RAM  - connected to Logitech C615 camera and built in iSight camera.
2) MBP 13" (2009) with OS 10.6.8, 2.26 Ghz Intel core 2 Duo, 8GB RAM - - connected to Logitech C615 camera and also using iSight camera.
3) (Windows) Dell Latitude D600 laptop (2004?) WinXP Pro 5.1 SP3, 1.3Ghz Intel Pentium M, 1.5GB RAM - - connected to Logitech C310 camera. Using Wi-fi to connect to my home wi-fi internet connection.
All with latest iCamsource software.

Ipad 1 with IOS 5
iPhone 4 with IOS 5
All with iCam 2.4 software.

I use no audio source on any cameras.
ATT Uverse internet service
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I have some issues with my iMac and Logitech camera not connecting to the server.
All other computers/camera setups working OK.

Before I upgraded to the new iCamSource 2.4, software, I was having some issues with the iCamSource turning off on me during the day.  I thought it might be a USB power issue with the camera. So I turned off all running programs, bluetooth, Airport, etc. and that seemed to work. But not 100%, maybe 90% of the time.

Now though, the camera signal is not connecting to server, and I know iCamSource is running on computer, as I can see, via Logmein, that it is running and working and can even see the images. It just seems to not be connecting to the server.
I just keep getting the "Server Connection Error. One or more of the iCamSources returned by the iCam Broker Server could not be connected to."
When I switch iMac camera source to the built in iSight camera, signal comes through OK. But it does seem to take a long time for picture to render on iPad. Sometimes its blank, then when I refresh, it comes up. Sometime it doesn't connect.
When I switch back to the Logitech camera, it never connects to server, though I am seeing iCamSource running on the computer (via Logmein).
Motion detection is set to less often (for lower CPU usage).

When I try to run both the iSight cam and the Logitech Cam on the iMac, it will crash one of the iCamSources after a few minutes, seems to always be the Logitech Cam.So I don't do that anymore.
CPU usage is only about 14% according to Activity Monitor with either camera.(with sound off)


I will try some different camera/computer setups to utilize the newer computers better USB power and overall newer CPU/software.

Now I am not getting any picture on iCam from my iMac ICamSource though I see it running on the iMac computer.

(keep up the great work guys, this is one of the best Apps ever.  I did donate to your server fund as I would love to keep using this App and will encourage all to do the same!)

[Merlin]

Stefan,

     You guessed right I am using Windows.  As for adding presets that would be nice, but the on off for night vision would be awesome as well.  Curious that you never list the 777 as a compatible camera, is there a reason?

Merlin

[Stefan]

Stefan,

     You guessed right I am using Windows.  As for adding presets that would be nice, but the on off for night vision would be awesome as well.  Curious that you never list the 777 as a compatible camera, is there a reason?

Merlin

Well, we have never tried it on a 777. I would assume that it would work, but we just haven't tested it yet.

[Conrad60]

Thank you for this new release!
The Pan/Tilt function is working well with my Foscam FI8918W after I changed the settings from /snapshot.cgi in to /video.cgi, should I also change the JPEG setting in MJPEG ?

In the iCamSource 2.4 preferences next to pwd settings is a select box with numbers from 1 to 16 ... is this a frame rate setting?

Thanks for help

cu
Conrad

[Stefan]

Thank you for this new release!
The Pan/Tilt function is working well with my Foscam FI8918W after I changed the settings from /snapshot.cgi in to /video.cgi, should I also change the JPEG setting in MJPEG ?

In the iCamSource 2.4 preferences next to pwd settings is a select box with numbers from 1 to 16 ... is this a frame rate setting?

Thanks for help

cu
Conrad

Yes, if you are using /video.cgi you should have better results if you change the setting from JPEG to MJPEG.

As for the drop-down, that is the Thumbnail Sort Order Index. (I believe if you mouse over it there should be a tool tip that pops up.)

From http://skjm.com/icam/help/#icamsource...

The numerical drop-down list located to the right of the iCam Password edit box is the Thumbnail Sort Order Index. If you are connecting to more than one camera and would like the thumbnail order to be the same every time you connect you can specify the sort order by selecting a different index for each camera.

[Conrad60]

I missed this one:
http://skjm.com/icam/help/#icamsource 
sorry for that.

All things are fine now; I'll rate you 5* !

[Stefan]

Glad to hear it ... And thanks!

[Dater]

Hello there! I bought iCam for iOS last week and I really like it!
Today however I noticed an odd behavior:

When I am in the overview screen I can see both of my cams running smoothly over 5fps (on wifi that is) but when I watch one in full screen even on the worst quality setting I will only get about 0,5fps.
Now at first I thought "Hey! Of course that's because the full screen version has a higher resolution which will take up more bandwidth!" but I checked the outgoing traffic anyway:

overview screen: 250-350 kB/s
fullscreen: 10-20kb/s

overview on 3G: 4kb/s
fullscreen: up to 19kb/s

I have several questions now:
1. Why doesn't the full screen view on wifi use the same bandwidth as the overview screen?
2. Why does the fullscreen view on 3G only use 19kb/s although I have approx. 60kb/s (DSL 16.000) upload bandwidth at my disposal?
3. Does the video stream go through your servers? or is it directly sent to my iOS device?

[SKJM Support]

Hello there! I bought iCam for iOS last week and I really like it!
Today however I noticed an odd behavior:

When I am in the overview screen I can see both of my cams running smoothly over 5fps (on wifi that is) but when I watch one in full screen even on the worst quality setting I will only get about 0,5fps.
Now at first I thought "Hey! Of course that's because the full screen version has a higher resolution which will take up more bandwidth!" but I checked the outgoing traffic anyway:

overview screen: 250-350 kB/s
fullscreen: 10-20kb/s

overview on 3G: 4kb/s
fullscreen: up to 19kb/s

I have several questions now:
1. Why doesn't the full screen view on wifi use the same bandwidth as the overview screen?
2. Why does the fullscreen view on 3G only use 19kb/s although I have approx. 60kb/s (DSL 16.000) upload bandwidth at my disposal?
3. Does the video stream go through your servers? or is it directly sent to my iOS device?

What is the Brand/Model of each camera?

On local Wi-Fi, you should see a few frames per second.
On a remote Wi-Fi hot spot, you should see about a frame per second.
On 3G, Apple requires us to keep the framerate less than 1 frame every 2 seconds (0.5 fps).  This has been the limit since iCam was first released.
On EDGE, you'll probably see about one frame every 5 seconds or so, or as low as 1 frame every 10 seconds if you have a poor EDGE signal.

Apple requires us to throttle the bandwidth usage over 3G.

The video stream does not go through our broker servers. It simply makes the initial connection between your computer running iCamSource and your phone.