Android 14 adds support for using your smartphone as a webcam

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iMazing

#Device Management #Data Management #iOS Tools 141 social mentions

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Camo

I've been using the Camo app for over a year. Works excellent. Even supports viewing the camera over wifi. No cable necessary. It is free for a basic account. Find it here: https://reincubate.com/camo/.

#WebCamera Apps #Android #Webcams 39 social mentions

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OBS Studio

Quite tangential, but during lockdown I was looking for a way to use my iPhone as a webcam and came across this project: https://vdo.ninja/ It started out as being a means to send a video feed into OBS[1], which is how I rigged the webcam input, but as the project grew, it expanded to being a way for me to spin up desktop video and audio sharing in a browser, sorta like Zoom, etc. This let me run virtual movie nights with people remotely. Whilst it's possible to use it via the 'create a room' interface, you can also do it all via URL parameters which I found much more flexible and robust. See here[2]. You create source and recipient URLs and then it just automagically makes it all work via WebRTC. I was able to for example make a source that captured my VLC window and sent out the video and audio, and then two destination URLs which received the source video and audio, but <i>also</i> sent their own audio to one another. This meant we could hear the and watch a movie but also talk to each other via our microphones. I've got no relation to this project besides thinking it's really awesome. [1]: Used for streaming your computer online, e.g. On Twitch. https://obsproject.com/ [2]: https://docs.vdo.ninja/master/how-does-it-work.

#Video Recording #Screen Recording #Live Streaming 1061 social mentions

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Iriun Webcam

I started with Droidcam during the pandemic and switched to Iriun. Currently using it with an old iPhone SE over USB, but also used with Huawei P20 Pro. Not many features, but just works. https://iriun.com/.

#WebCamera Apps #Android #3D 27 social mentions