OSX streaming software for webcam

andreas_t

Hi everyone,

I just joined the site. I have a non-security based project and am looking for a Mac based solution.

We have a boutique guest house in South Africa which overlooks a lovely valley and the ocean. I would like to stream a high def live cam feed on our website for marketing purposes. I am willing to focus a camera on this view 24/7. I am thinking of using a higher resolution Arecont Vision IP camera for this purpose.

I don't think RemoteSight is the right software to stream the Arecont IP feed to our website. On the PC side, the software webcamXP would do the trick, but there must be a Mac based solution. Does anyone have an idea?

Andreas

Ben

Hi Andreas,

SecuritySpy will do what you want. However note that there is no one method of embedding the video stream in a web page that will work on all web browsers - here are the main options:

1. JavaScript JPEG refresh - you embed a single full-size JPEG image into your HTML page and use JavaScript to periodically update the image with a new version. Advantages: works on all browsers. Disadvantages: slow and not particularly efficient.

2. MJPEG stream - rather than a single still image, you embed into an img tag a "multipart" JPEG stream. Advantages: efficient, smooth video. Disadvantages: high-bandwidth, doesn't work on Internet Explorer.

3. QuickTime MPEG-4 stream - this uses the QuickTime plugin to display a MPEG-4 stream. Advantages: efficient, low-bandwidth, works on all Mac and Windows web browsers, supports audio. Disadvantages: some client configuration may be required, doesn't work on iOS.

Option 1 is normally the best as it is so widely compatible. Code to implement the above methods can be found in the SecuritySpy user manual.

Hope this helps!

andreas_t

Dear Ben,

Thank you!

Andreas

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