ed_chivers

I upgraded to Yosemite and my old EyeToy camera won't work anymore as the Macam driver seems to freeze and crash. Anyone know of an updated driver to use with the EyeToy? Or maybe I should get a new camera? It's gonna be using IR as it'll be tracking in a darkened room, has anyone used the Kinect with Yosemite?

Hey!
I upgraded to Yosemite and my old EyeToy camera won't work anymore as the Macam driver seems to freeze and crash. Anyone know of an updated driver to use with the EyeToy? Or maybe I should get a new camera? It's gonna be using IR as it'll be tracking in a darkened room, has anyone used the Kinect with Yosemite?
Thanks for all recommendations!
Ed


usb-camera-for-max-7-and-yosemite

This is a big problem we mac users will face more and more. Right now, the most straightforward way to use a camera with max in macs it needs to be firewire and IIDC. Most manufacturers are changing to USB and not really supporting OSX, for example point grey.

For example, a favorite for IR work is the pointgrey firefly MV. If you look at the new offerings from them featuring a faster and bigger sensor with good IR sensitivity, none is available in firewire.

As time goes on, USB cameras will get increasingly cheaper and more ubiquitous in the market. They're simply a better deal as far as features/price goes. Right now mac users are unable to take advantage of any of these cameras easily. Maybe using libdc1394 w/ libusb but when I tried to use a flea3, I gave up and decided my time was better spent doing something more productive and just got a FW camera, that cost much much more. But it did work with Max...

This is a big problem we mac users will face more and more. Right now, the most straightforward way to use a camera with max in macs it needs to be firewire and IIDC. Most manufacturers are changing to USB and not really supporting OSX, for example point grey. 

Hey Brunatius! Yeah the USB compatibility thing is a pain. I just found a company in the UK specialising in the Unibrain range of Firewire cameras which Andrew Benson recommended in this older article: 

https://cycling74.com/tutorials/making-connections-camera-data/

Hey Brunatius! Yeah the USB compatibility thing is a pain. I just found a company in the UK specialising in the Unibrain range of Firewire cameras which Andrew Benson recommended in this older article: https://cycling74.com/tutorials/making-connections-camera-data/

Is there already some solution for using USB cameras with those new OS Xs Yosemite and El Capetan?

Under El Capitan, I can use my usb PS3eye camera with macam software, but i can't see it in Max 7.

As there is no jit.qt.grab anymore, is there maybe some better and functional location for macam.component than ~/Library/QuickTime or Max search path ?

Is there already some solution for using USB cameras with those new OS Xs Yosemite and El Capetan?
Under El Capitan, I can use my usb PS3eye camera with macam software, but i can't see it in Max 7.
 As there is no jit.qt.grab anymore, is there maybe some better and functional  location for macam.component  than ~/Library/QuickTime or Max search path ?


I ended up getting a Logictec C920 which I can report works well with CV.Jit and general Max useage. The frame rate and quality are really good too... You can't change the lens though so wide-angle is difficult (I guess you could glue a secondary lens over the top of the original?)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_USB_video_class_devices

All the cams that I have tried off this list (Logitech C270 Logitech C310 Logitech C260 Logitech C910) have worked in a "almost-never-fail-and-absolutely-no-bulls**t" manner with VDMX , Max7, Quartz and Vuo on a variety of semi-new to medium-old macs

Anything NOT on this list has worked - but has been wonky and prone to crashiness, so i gave them all away...

This has been my go-to list.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_USB_video_class_devices

All the cams that I have tried off this list (Logitech C270  Logitech C310  Logitech C260  Logitech C910)  have worked in a "almost-never-fail-and-absolutely-no-bulls**t"  manner with VDMX , Max7, Quartz and Vuo on a variety of semi-new to medium-old macs

It's good to know the cheap webcams on this list work but the reality is that for demanding applications one needs to step up to better sensors and change lens. This is will drive people doing video into windows as there are very few firewire cameras still being made, specially ones very good in the IR region.

Seems like what is missing is the ability to reliably use in Max IIDC cameras through USB on the OSX platform.

USB Camera for Max 7 and Yosemite