Webcams

stevelord · 23 April 2020, 22:48

Hi,

I'd like to try and use CU SeeMe and try a few other things with webcams on the Amiga. I've been looking at options and it seems that Connectix Quickcams might be the way to go.

I was wondering if anyone here ever used a non-USB webcam on the Amiga, if so what and with what software?

I was also wondering if the Connectix Color QuickCam 2 might be a good model to get?

Pyromania · 23 April 2020, 23:30

Will you be watching and joining jennicam on it?

stevelord · 24 April 2020, 02:05

Sadly I'm 17 years too late, but I was planning on using the cam to stream an image of the amiga playing modtunes on the youtube amiga radio show I'm building.

Pyromania · 24 April 2020, 04:04

It’s a good question you have Stevelord, it would be interesting to know if any modern webcams work.

stevelord · 24 April 2020, 22:10

Poseidon supports some webcam devices, and from what I can find old Olympus cams used a common "PhotoPC" framework that can have stuff pulled down.

Unfortunately Poseidon isn't an option for me as I'd have to get an X-Surf before the Rapid Road and that conflicts with my ZZ9000. If I wouldn't be running before walking I'd look into the possibility of adding ZZ9000 USB support for Poseidon. Maybe once I find a CC I'm comfortable with and have written a few other tools.

I saw an article by Karl Jeacle about ACuSeeMe and emailed him to see if he remembers what webcam he used. I was thinking if I can get this working I can set up a permanent reflector and host a semi-regular meetup if anyone's interested.

Daedalus · 24 April 2020, 22:13

Back in the day (late in Amiga terms but still ~20 years ago) I used VHIStudio, a PCI TV card and a standard video camera as a webcam setup. It worked well, though over a 56k dial-up connection it was more seconds-per-frame than frames-per-second. I vaguely remember there were a few cameras with serial ports that could be used directly, but can't remember any specifics. There were sometimes articles in magazines at the time about it.

Hewitson · 28 April 2020, 05:41

Even if you did somehow manage to get this working, the results are going to be poor. I'd suggest a capture card, instead.

E-Penguin · 28 April 2020, 17:51

You could build your own out of something like this hooked up to the serial port, and save the resultant image file to a JPG and stream than off the Amiga (or save to shared drive via samba, etc)

https://www.adafruit.com/product/397

23 April 2020, 22:48	#1
stevelord Registered User Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: UK Posts: 540	Webcams Hi, I'd like to try and use CU SeeMe and try a few other things with webcams on the Amiga. I've been looking at options and it seems that Connectix Quickcams might be the way to go. I was wondering if anyone here ever used a non-USB webcam on the Amiga, if so what and with what software? I was also wondering if the Connectix Color QuickCam 2 might be a good model to get?

23 April 2020, 23:30	#2
Pyromania Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3,379	Will you be watching and joining jennicam on it?

24 April 2020, 02:05	#3
stevelord Registered User Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: UK Posts: 540	Sadly I'm 17 years too late, but I was planning on using the cam to stream an image of the amiga playing modtunes on the youtube amiga radio show I'm building.

24 April 2020, 04:04	#4
Pyromania Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3,379	It’s a good question you have Stevelord, it would be interesting to know if any modern webcams work.

24 April 2020, 22:10	#5
stevelord Registered User Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: UK Posts: 540	Poseidon supports some webcam devices, and from what I can find old Olympus cams used a common "PhotoPC" framework that can have stuff pulled down. Unfortunately Poseidon isn't an option for me as I'd have to get an X-Surf before the Rapid Road and that conflicts with my ZZ9000. If I wouldn't be running before walking I'd look into the possibility of adding ZZ9000 USB support for Poseidon. Maybe once I find a CC I'm comfortable with and have written a few other tools. I saw an article by Karl Jeacle about ACuSeeMe and emailed him to see if he remembers what webcam he used. I was thinking if I can get this working I can set up a permanent reflector and host a semi-regular meetup if anyone's interested.

24 April 2020, 22:13	#6
Daedalus Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dublin, then Glasgow Posts: 6,351	Back in the day (late in Amiga terms but still ~20 years ago) I used VHIStudio, a PCI TV card and a standard video camera as a webcam setup. It worked well, though over a 56k dial-up connection it was more seconds-per-frame than frames-per-second. I vaguely remember there were a few cameras with serial ports that could be used directly, but can't remember any specifics. There were sometimes articles in magazines at the time about it.

28 April 2020, 05:41	#7
Hewitson Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 41 Posts: 3,773	Even if you did somehow manage to get this working, the results are going to be poor. I'd suggest a capture card, instead.

28 April 2020, 17:51	#8
E-Penguin Banana Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Darmstadt Posts: 1,214	You could build your own out of something like this hooked up to the serial port, and save the resultant image file to a JPG and stream than off the Amiga (or save to shared drive via samba, etc) https://www.adafruit.com/product/397

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