VideoTools

Changes since VideoTools 1.0

• Added Network Camera Input patch. It was previously released as Axis Camera. Since the latest Axis Camera patch release, it's been expanded to work on many additional camera brands, and to improve resilience against unstable network connections.
• Added Video Player patch for QuickTime-free video input.
• Added QuickTime Player patch for QuickTime video input in a separate process.

Known issues

• VideoTools patches provide only video input, not audio input.
• Firewire cameras only support certain combinations of Color Coding, Resolution, and Framerate. Watch the Error output and Console log when troubleshooting.
• Due to issues with the underlying frameworks, video device info cannot be queried once a video device is in use. Therefore Video Device Info is only updated once: when the composition is first started.

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Provides QuickTime-free live Firewire video capture, using libdc1394 2.x. Supports any IIDC/DCAM-compliant Firewire camera.

Cameras Tested Successfully

• DMx 21BF04 by The Imaging Source
• Flea2 Color (FL2G-13S2C) by Point Grey Research
• Flea2 Mono (FL2G-13S2M) by Point Grey Research
• iSight by Apple (External Firewire)

(see also dc1394's camera list)

Known Issues

• Cameras only support certain combinations of Color Coding, Resolution, and Framerate. Watch the Error output and Console log when troubleshooting.
• Due to issues with the underlying frameworks, video device info cannot be queried once a video device is in use. Therefore Video Device Info is only updated once: when the composition is first started.