Re: webcam viewer?

On 29/03/2024 22:19, john larkin wrote:

On Fri, 29 Mar 2024 23:39:24 +0200, Dimiter_Popoff <dp@tgi-sci.com>
wrote:
 

On 3/29/2024 22:00, john larkin wrote:

On Fri, 29 Mar 2024 12:15:40 +0100, Robert Roland <fake@ddress.no>
wrote:
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On Wed, 27 Mar 2024 13:33:54 -0700, john larkin <jl@650pot.com> wrote:
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Can anyone recommend a good
webcam viewer?
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I just got a decent, affordable termal imager with close-up lens. The
user interface and instructions are of course obtuse. I managed to get
it to save snaps to its SD card, and can open them, but I'd like to
run it in webcam mode too.

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If it is a webcam, it will have a built-in web server with an IP
address.
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I think you have a USB cam, not a web cam.
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I use AMCAP to view USB cameras, such as borescopes, microscopes etc.

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Yes, it is usb cam. It's a Uni-T Pro thermal imager. It can be set to
work as a live cam (which I can't get to work) or as a USB memory
device that saves images to an SD card. That mode barely works and is
very weird.
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Decent thermal imaging, nice snap-on close-up lens, ghastly embedded
software.
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On windows 10 Yawcam works OK for me. Don't know about 11, you say it
won't show up in the file explorer directory tree so it is uncharted
territory for me.

 WebcamViewer finds it and tries to open it and says it's broken.
 It does appear as a USB memory stick. To save an image file, pull the
trigger twice, unplug the USB cable, and plug it back in.
 File explorer "refresh" doesn't work.
 Why is software continuously getting worse?

I use 'Digital Viewer' for a USB microscope, but have found it works with any USB camera I've tried.
https://plugable.com/pages/microscope-drivers
It's not very complicated, so may work.
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Cheers
Clive