What's new in version 1.5
General Improvements
- Apps such as Skype reset webcam randomly and cause webcam to lose settings. Version 1.5 add [Write every settings to webcam] popup menu, allow Webcam Settings to write settings back to webcam at certain interval, for example 0.5 seconds.
- Add [Read auto settings from webcam] popup menu, allow Webcam Settings to read Exposure Time, White Balance Temperature and Focus values at certain interval, for example 0.5 seconds.
- Add information sheets to explain newly added popup menus.
- Fix the incompatibility issue with Logitech Broadcaster Software.
- Add customization code to handle non-standard "Exposure Time" control on Microsoft LifeCam HD-6000 and Microsoft LifeCam HD-5001.
- Add customization code to support non-standard "Exposure Time" and "Manual Focus" control for Logitech QuickCam Pro for Notebooks and Webcam C905.
- Add customization code to handle non-standard "Brightness" and "Backlight Compensation" control on Logitech QuickCam E 1100.
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| Webcam Settings 1.5 Preferences Tab |
What's new in version 1.4
- Display camera model for Logitech cameras.
- Every slider control can be increased/decreased precisely now with buttons in front and next to the slider.
- You can see minimum, current and maximum values of every slider control by clicking the control title.
- You can directly input a new value into the text field of every slider control.
- Webcam Settings now only shows controls supported by your camera hardware.
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| Webcam Settings 1.4 - new features #1 and #2 |
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| Webcam Settings 1.4 - new features #3 and #4 |
What's new in version 1.3
General Improvements
- Automatically load a preset when the app opens.
- Aperture control value can be saved and load back.
- Make small icons more clear on Retina display.
- Notify user about Webcam Settings menu bar icon while user close the panel on Mac OS X 10.6.
- Fixed an issue where webcam may stop working after Mac wakes up.
- Add special code to handle non-standard "Exposure Time" control on Microsoft LifeCam HD-5000.
- Add special code to handle non-standard "Exposure Time" control on Microsoft LifeCam HD-3000.
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| Webcam Settings Panel - Basic (1.3) |
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| Webcam Settings Panel - Advanced (1.3) |
What's new in version 1.2
General Improvements
- Settings of the camera will be stored automatically and restored the next time the app is launched.
- Slider positions will be updated automatically when "Auto Exposure Mode", "Auto White Balance" or "Auto Focus" is on.
- Add customization code to support non-standard "Exposure Time" and "Manual Focus" control for Logitech Webcam Pro 9000.
What's new in version 1.1
General Improvements
1. Save/Load settings
2. Add "Black and White Menu Icon" option on the menu
3. Notify user about Webcam Settings menu bar icon while user close the panel on Mac OS X 10.7 and later
4. Positioning "Aperture" buttons [-1] and [+1] correctly now, decrease value button should be on the left
5. Support Intel Core Duo CPU by adding 32-bit binary code
6. Fix an issue when user dragging a slider too fast, certain camera may stop responding
Camera Specific Improvements
1. Add customization code to support non-standard "Exposure Time" control for Microsoft LifeCam Studio and LifeCam Cinema
2. Add customization code to support non-standard "Exposure Time" and "Manual Focus" control for Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000
More information about Webcam Settings
Webcam Settings Camera Support
- Photo Booth, FaceTime, iMovie, QuickTime Player 7, QuickTime Player X
- Skype
- iStopMotion, BoinxTV
- Wirecast
- Sparkbooth
- GoToMeeting
- WebEx, Jabber
- Adobe Connect
- Flash based webcam app
Webcam Settings 1.0
◼ Quickly customize your webcam's settings while using iChat/Messages, FaceTime, or Skype on your Mac - Softpedia
◼ Mactaris' Webcam Settings 1.0 makes it possible to adjust the settings of a USB webcam (or internal iSight/FaceTime cam) while using a video-capable application such as Skype or iChat. - MacInTouch
Webcam Settings is the 1st and only Mac app, which lets you improve the image quality in real-time when using your USB webcam with your favorite video application such as FaceTime, iChat/Messages,or Skype. Webcam Settings is a very useful and user-friendly OS X utility that will help you quickly adjust your USB webcam's settings.
Webcam Settings allows you to adjust settings including the exposure time, contrast, saturation, and white balance temperature for your webcam, whether it’s a Built-in iSight, a more recent FaceTime/FaceTime HD Camera or an external USB webcam.
See how Logitech/Microsoft webcam owner, stop motion/claymation producer, podcast producer and Skype chatting users talk about Webcam Settings.
★★★★★ This is a great app for Logitech owners
by largenose75 - Version 1.0 - Jun 27, 2012
... With this app i'm able to have full manual control of the C910 webcam, including manual focus. That's great for stop motion animation too, ...
★★★★★ Works great - by driver4_ - Version 1.0 - Jun 28, 2012
... This software goes hand in hand with animating and chatting using webcams.
★★★★★ YES! Works on Logitech C920, too!
by the8thNote - Version 1.0 - Jun 28, 2012
... The program is lightweight, extremely useful, and works wonderfully! Definitely worth the cost!
★★★★★ Saved mmy skype sessions!
by AnthonyNguyen - Version 1.0 - Jun 28, 2012
... Fixed my image with literally the click of one button.
★★★★★ Exactly what I needed.
by Vicorita Nisus - Version 1.0 - Jul 1, 2012
... A must-have for people like me who use their webcam for more than just the occasional skype session.
★★★★★ Great!
by dgtlknight - Version 1.0 - Jul 14, 2012
Works great with my external webcam and provides me with plenty of controls to manage several parameters. Just what I needed. Thanks!!
★★★★★ This app is awesome with MS Lifecam Studio!!
by fiaa1023 - Version 1.0 - Jul 17, 2012
... I recommend people who want to use iChat with external usb CAM properly with good image quality.
Check full user review on US Mac App Store or follow this link,
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/webcam-settings/id533696630
Features
- True hardware level control of your webcam.
- View changes in Real-time to your video as you move sliders and change other settings.
- Fully plug-and-play; Webcam Settings, automatically recognizes your USB webcam when it’s connected to your Mac.
- Automatically identifies various settings that your webcam supports.
- Feel free to try any different settings as “Reset to Default” button brings back original settings from your camera.
- Works with almost every video or photo app such as Photo Booth, FaceTime, iMovie and Skype.
Supported Settings (varies between cameras)
- Auto-Exposure Mode
- Exposure Time
- Gain
- Aperture
- Brightness
- Contrast
- Hue
- Saturation
- Sharpness
- Gamma
- White Balance Temperature
- Focus
- Zoom
- Pan
- Tilt
- Power Line Frequency
- Backlight Composition
* Webcam Settings support UVC (USB Video Class) webcam only; FireWire camera such as external iSight is not supported.
* Your USB webcam must be working on your Mac properly (function normally with FaceTime, iChat/Messages, and Skype) before it can be used with Webcam Settings.
I have a Agant V5 full HD webcam
ReplyDeleteYour app does not work with photo booth !
The Zoom does not work !
Focus does not work ! o one advanced settings work with the Isight or the external webcam !
What does that mean ? Help me please
I am waiting on your answer
The camera hardware itself is the one actually decides what settings it can support.
ReplyDeleteWebcam Settings communicates with the camera to find out supported control on the camera and enables those controls on the UI.
iSight and FaceTime/FaceTime HD does not support focus, zoom, pan and tilt. I personally have 3 cameras support these controls - Microsoft LifeCam Studio, Logitech HD Webcam C615 and Logitech HD Pro Webcam C910; all 3 are true HD 1080P camera.
Looks like only high-end cameras support these controls and your Agent V5 full HD seems to be a high-end camera with comparable spec. I am sorry you cannot use these controls on your camera. If you decide not to use Webcam Settings, can you ask Apple to refund? If you have trouble asking Apple to refund, please email me at mactaris[at]mac.com and we can work out some way.
I will try to make this situation more clear to customers in my product descriptions (and try not to alarm Apple review guys by mentioning Microsoft product on Mac App Store :)
Hope I answered your question, and let me know if you need any further assistance.
Hi, I am looking to get this as it is likely going to be saving me a good 89 bucks that I just spent last week on a new Logitech webcam, which, after purchasing, I realized doesn't offer any more manual control than my Microsoft Cinema. Does this app support the camera in widescreen mode? I will purchase this software regardless of whether or not it does, because while my webcam works it is overexposed and Microsoft isn't nice enough to make or software for iOS, I was just wondering.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I figured you were the best person to ask, do you have any clue why it seems that virtually no one just flat out offers webcams with manual controls for macs? I recently transferred over from Windows for school and I've been absolutely astounded that things that I thought were just... standard to include (like exposure and focus, on my Lifecam Cinema). Thanks so much for contributing this product. It's simple, to the point, and just what I need.
Victoria, I will try my best to answer your questions. You know I am just a developer which happens to know a bit more about USB Cameras because I have been involved with several clients developing different types of USB cameras. Please take my answer as personal opinions.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, Webcam Settings provides manual settings for UVC cameras. Settings means video quality control like brightness, contrast these kinds of things. It also provides other advanced control such as focus, zoom, pan and tilt on some hi-end cameras.
The Widescreen mode you are talking about is video streams coming out of the camera, which is not under the scope of Webcam Settings. The reason is your video app or webcam app is actually the one, which is receiving video streams from the webcam. That app generally controls what kind of video formats and size it wants handle to produce a still image, a video recording or simply video previews user sees on the screen.
It is actually possible for Webcam Settings to try to manipulate video format or size from outside the webcam app. Problem is the webcam app may not be able to accept and handle different format or size of video stream. I am still thinking of a better way to help people deal with this issue. One possibility is for me to develop a video recording app and support format/size switch inside this app. I actually have a prototype of such an app but am facing some tough decisions and haven’t made any yet.
Your second question a big one that makes all of us wonders why all the time. On the very surface, Logitech will tell you it’s Apple’s fault not providing any manual control over Apple supplied UVC camera driver. All those cameras we can buy on the market that can be plug to a Mac and just work without install any driver is because Apple preinstalled a standard UVC camera driver inside OS X. This driver is based on a new architecture and the new architecture has been in development for several years and not quite complete yet. My guess is Apple will eventually provide general camera settings when the new architecture is more completed. But Apple been Apple, they don’t like to release immature functions until everything is well though thru. Even this means several years of waiting for users and developers.
In more technical terms, Apple is transiting from 20 years old QuickTime architecture (Audio/Video technology standards on Mac) to a more modern, object oriented architecture. In the mean time they are transiting from 32bit world to 64bit world. Plus take in count iOS is part of the plan that in needs and ultimately affects the whole transition process.
There are too much to talk about on this topic. Hope my “brief answer” gives you some idea of the whole situation.
Thank you Mactaris for your thorough and thoughtful replies to our questions! Amazing customer service for a free product. I for one seriously appreciate it.
DeleteHi again! Thanks for your response, by the way, it really helped. I purchased this app today and it worked great, did exactly what I wanted it to do, then after I quit it for the first time, it wont reopen. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling it. Have you encountered this before, or do you have any basic steps I can go through to try and restore it? It worked great, but after I quit it once it must have had its feelings hurt because it wont start up again.
ReplyDeleteHi Victoria
DeleteWere you able to get a wide angle out of your Logitech camera using the application ?
Thanks
Sorry, I figured it out. It took me three hours to realize that that icon was up there. Chalk that up to me being stupid. Anyways, thanks again for the great app.
ReplyDeleteUnable to find the app in the store . . . Where is it available?
ReplyDeleteWas able to find it!!!
DeleteWhy don't so many of the settings work? Hue, Saturation, and white balance are not working.
ReplyDeleteIf your webcam does not support Hue, Saturation and White Balance, they will be disabled. Can you tell me which webcam you are using?
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ReplyDeleteworked great for 5 min until I noticed that the picture would darken upon launching another application so I would have to adjust the settings every time. If it helps I am trying to get it to work with Logitech c510 and i do use flash as well.skype and FaceTime etc. hope u fix soon as its a good app for those like me without the patience for stuff like uvc-ctrl or other line command options.
ReplyDeleteApps like FaceTime, Photo Booth and QuickTime Player are using newer technology and they seems play nicely with other app. They will not reset the webcam when launch.
DeleteApps like Skype using older technology will reset the webcam when launch. This behavior probably cannot be changed by Webcam Settings.
Webcam Settings as and Mac App Store app, is required to be sandboxed since 1 June. This makes thing even more difficult.
One way to help user deal with the reset issue is to add save presets function. This should allow users to load and apply pre-defined preset by a simple click. Although this is still a manual procedure, I hope it can be an acceptable solution for you.
Please email me if you wish to discuss any further. I would very much like to come up with a good solution for this and may also need your help for pre-release testing.
Wanted to reply and say that presets seems like an excellent way to solve this! Would also be great for users like me who might use the camera in different lighting conditions and want to change things on the fly. For instance going from an incendescent lighted room to a sunlit room. Being able to just click a preset for this rather than manually set each variable would be great. So this would solve two issues if implemented.
DeletePreset feature has been added since version 1.1, please let me know if there is something I can improve. Can you send me an email at mactaris@mac.com? Thanks.
DeleteGents:
ReplyDeleteYou really should provide a free version that works for 24 hours or 5 launches or something like that. Sure its only 8 bucks but given the variety of camera's etc, I (and I suspect not a few others) simply aren't going to roll the dice on 8 bucks for something that may turn out to be a useless brick with their camera.
I'd love to buy this. But not before I get a chance to see if it works for me.
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Good idea, I will think about how this can be done. Thank you very much.
Deleteyes. a trial would be great!! just a couple of uses to see if there are any compatibility problems.
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DeleteI have a Logitech Quickcam Pro 9000 that I used to use with my old PC. It is a great camera, and I would like to keep using it since it has 720p capability. Does your SW suport advanced settings (focus, zoom, pan etc.) with this camera?
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately Quickcam Pro 9000 does not have these advanced settings from its hardware. It seems like only full hd camera such as Microsoft LifeCam Studio, Logitech HD Webcam C615 and Logitech HD Pro Webcam C910/C920 supports these settings.
DeleteI just purchased Webcam settings, but it will not open at all (of course tried opening through Finder, via the icon, doubleclick, right click > Open, nothing. Tried opening both with and without a webcam app open (photobooth). No other issues with my Mac and never had this problem with any other Mac.
ReplyDeleteAfter downloaded "Webcam Settings", you should be able to find it in your "Applications" folder.
DeleteYou can double click on the icon to open it.
After you open it, it will not show up on your Dock like other app.
"Webcam Settings" will be running on your menubar as a small colorful icon and stays there.
On the small colorful icon you can show/hide the "Webcam Settings Panel" and every settings is inside the panel.
If you are still having problem opening the app, can you please send me an email? I will be able to respond faster with email.
I just bought this Great program, Thank you! I use it with the program, "Sparkbooth". It has greatly enhanced my photo booth business. I can now adjust my Logitech 910 webcam and get predictable results every time.
ReplyDeleteI did notice one issue. After using the program for a about an hour (I don't know if this a time dependent issue.) the auto focus goes to infinity and everything in my booth is out of focus. The work around for me is that I go to manual focus, the inside of the booth is only 5'X5' so it works. But others might not be so lucky.
Thanks,
Ed
I am traveling in Spain and don't have the C910 with me now. WIll investigate this issue once I get home.
DeleteI will contact you directly through email.
Great software!! I have the Microsoft LifeCam Cinema. I'm using it in a Hackintosh environment. It was so washed out in a bright room and I couldn't control the brightness. I didn't want spend for a compatible cam and tried some other softwares but nothing I tried worked. I found this on google and lo and behold it did everything I wanted to do and more!! It's worth every penny!!
ReplyDeletei record video using the c910 on OS X Lion (and potentially Mountain Lion later) using QuickTime. Also, my camera is not recognized in iMovie although I would like it to be.
ReplyDeleteCan Webcam Settings work with both of these applications and provide me with the full features listed here? I need to be able to control contrast, brightness, focus, basically all the functionalities of the Windows Logitech Webcam Software. Will Webcam Settings provide these settings for Quicktime and iMovie for the Logitech c910?
In my test C901 can be recognized by iMove '11 (version 9.0.8), and Webcam Settings allow you to adjust all supported settings while working with iMovie. QuickTime Player 7 and QuickTime Player are both OK too.
DeleteLogitech C901 supports all settings listed here except Aperture, Hue and Gamma.
Thanks for your reply, but i had found it out earlier since I couldn't wait and purchased the software on the App Store. This software is a real lifesaver. The poor support of logitech for the Mac had rendered my c910 virtually useless. Then I found out about webcam settings on the logitech forums.i only wish you had written this software earlier.. It would've saved me a lot of frustration. If logitech has any sense at all the should probably acquire you and your software.
DeleteI have a Logitech C615, and it will only produce reversed images. I'm not sure why Logitech does this (I can guess), but it would be nice if we can also have an un-reversed image. Holding up something to the camera that contains text can be somewhat embarrassing. Photo Booth can reverse the image, but other apps cannot. I don't know if the C615 has a simple setting for this (and whether UVC can do it), but if it does, then that would be a very nice feature to have available.
ReplyDeleteLogitech C615 produce un-reversed images like all other cameras (tested with built-in iSight, Microsoft LifeCam Studio and other Logitech cameras). It's the software doing the reverse trick. In my test, normal app like QuickTime Player X, QuickTime Player 7 and my own test app. They all produce un-reversed images.
DeletePhoto Booth, FaceTime, Skype and maybe others, they produce reversed images. I don't know why they choose to do it this way.
I checked UVC specification and found no standard control for Mirror or Flip image settings. These are very advanced settings usually supplied by vendor specific Extension Unit or done be the driver in software manner.
Webcam Settings is only an app and will not be able to provide this feature. Maybe you can consider iGalsses, it's a driver level solution and provide the mirror feature you need.
Hi There!
ReplyDeleteI have a Logitech Quickcam Orbit AF, which has an awesome pan, tilt, and direction control on the Windows side, but I use my Mac for most video conferencing. I wanted a way to be able to control the actual camera while it's in use for video conferencing, so that I can pan around the room and look up and down if needed. Will the Webcam Settings App allow me to do this? Thanks!
Logitech Quickcam Orbit AF is not using standard UVC settings to control pan and tilt. It is using vendor specific Extension Units to control those settings.
DeleteI was originally developing an app to control Logitech Quickcam Orbit AF; it does exactly what you want. But I cannot figure out a way to get it on Mac App Store. So I let the app sit in my HD for more than one year.
Finally I decided to remove Orbit AF specific feature and it became Webcam Settings now.
D'oh! Figures, the one camera I would love for it to work on continues to give me headaches. If you ever do find a way to get the app out, or have a solution for the Orbit AF, I'd love to hear about it :)
DeleteThe app you have here is still great, even without the Orbit AF controls, nice work on putting together such a nice piece of software.
Would you send me an email at mactaris@mac.com so I can get in touch with you? If I can make the Orbit AF control app into a product I will definitely send you a copy.
DeleteThis app looks like it really does what I need. Right now I use iGlasses 3 which works the same way and I really like it because settings are saved and it can be used as your default camera for FT, Photo Booth, Skype, etc. The one thing I hate about it is that it shoots photos and records in 640 x 426 resolution, whereas my built-in cam is 1080 x 720.
ReplyDeleteSo my first question is, does Webcam Settings dumb down the resolution of the built-in cam or does it retain HD quality? Are settings saved? And what is the difference between Site Control and Webcam Settings?
I would really like to purchase this but if it does happen to be less of what I've been looking for, I wouldn't be too happy. I wish there was some kind of trial or free version to test it out.
1. Webcam Settings does not affect camera resolutions. You don't need to choose other video source; all video apps work the way they are now. Webcam Settings is intended to work like sliders and buttons equipped on the camera itself, change these settings simply affect the "quality" of your video.
Delete2. Currently version 1.0 does not support save settings. Version 1.1 will support this feature and it will be in beta soon. If you would send me an email at mactaris@mac.com, I will include you in my beta tester list.
3. Sight Control supports Apple's built-in cameras only and Webcam Settings supports all UVC cameras. In your case you will need Webcam Settings.
Sorry there is no trial or demo version yet. Right now I am devoting all my time developing the new version, after version 1.1 is completed I will come back to make a demo version.
Will the settings work for flash based webcam chatrooms? the lifecam studio appears but as others is washed out.
ReplyDeleteYes, Webcam Settings works with Flash based webcam app.
DeleteGreetings
ReplyDeleteWill Webcam Settings work with Creative Live Cam Socialize 1080? If yes, will the app also play nice with iStopMotion software? Stopmotion is impossible without manual controls, so I really hope your app will work with my webcam.
Any help greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Took a gamble and bought the app. And yes, it works fine with the Creative Live Cam :-)
DeleteSorry for my late reply. I was shopping around for a Creative Live Cam but can't find it anywhere. Looks like they are not selling it here in Taiwan. Would you let me know what controls are supported on your Creative Live Cam?
DeleteFor iStopMotion, they actually have a great article about Webcam Settings,
http://www.boinx.com/chronicles/2012/8/31/take-control-over-your-webcam/
Any chance of making this available outside the app store? Any love for older OS (10.5.8)?
ReplyDeleteI've got a dev machine frozen in time because it's supporting old software. Would love to use this on that machine if that's at all possible.
Technically Webcam Settings can support 10.5.8, I will look into other sales channels. But this probably won't happen very soon. Would you send me an email at mactaris@mac.com so I can notify you when it's available?
DeleteHey,
ReplyDeletejust bought webcam settings in the app store, it opened immediately after the installation. But since then I can't open it any more... what to do?
After downloaded "Webcam Settings", you should be able to find it in your "Applications" folder.
DeleteYou can double click on the icon to open it.
After you open it, it will not show up on your Dock like other app.
"Webcam Settings" will be running on your menubar as a small colorful icon and stays there.
On the small colorful icon you can show/hide the "Webcam Settings Panel" and every settings is inside the panel.
If you are still having problem opening the app, you please send me an email at mactaris@mac.com. I will be able to respond faster with email.
Hi Mactaris,
ReplyDeleteJust bought the app to get my C920 running with Istopmotion. Unfortunately my experience is it to be is really "buggy". The only thing that's "working" for me now is "Manual Focus" and "Power Line frequency". Except when i hide the panel, then it suddenly wants to autofocus again.
From within Istopmotion the saturation, brightness, contrast and sharpness DO work? But not from the "Webcam Settings" panel, it does nothing.
I expected a little less trouble, because people like 8thNote say it works like a charm!?
Hope version 1.1 will solve this, cause for now i can't use it at all for what i bought it for. Focus, exposure and whitebalance have to be manual and stable for stopmotion. They aren't...
Thanks
Niek
Dear Niek,
DeleteI am not sure why you experienced these issues with C920 and iStopMotion.
Even Boinx Software (the maker of iStopMotion) has a great article on their website talking about how to use Webcam Settings.
Take Control Over Your Webcam
http://www.boinx.com/chronicles/2012/8/31/take-control-over-your-webcam/
I think they are using C910. I have both C910 and C920 and they both work with Webcam Settings.
Can you send me an email at mactaris@mac.com so we can discuss in details? Thanks.
I'm using a mac book pro with the Logitech C920. Imovie did not sense the Logitech camera. I down loaded the webcam settings app and I can now control the various camera settings, but imovie still does not recognize the camera. A friend of mine came up with a work around using quicktime. Seems the camera is recognized by quicktime and photobooth, but not imovie. Here is the work around...
ReplyDeleteMake sure you camera is on first.
Open quicktime 7 (This is the version I'm using)
GOTO File
Click on New Movie Record, whcih brings up the Quick time recording window.
Open Web Cam Settings. Should be able to adjust contrast etc.
Hit Record. Save to your desktop
Open imovie.
GOTO File
Click Import Movies and load just recorded clip into Imovie for editing.
Thank you very much for sharing your experiences with iMovie.
DeleteToday I released a small utility for Webcam Settings users to enable external USB UVC camera support in iMovie. Please click the "Webcam Settings and iMovie" tab on the top to check it out.
Good day buddy.
ReplyDeleteI was woundering if you would be adding support for
Logitech Broadcaster webcam.
Since it's a wifi webcam it isn't supported out of the box
Dear Thomas,
DeleteI am afraid that's not possible. Logitech Broadcaster webcam is not an UVC camera. It's controlled by Logitech's custom made driver.
Unlike other Logitech UVC cameras which are controlled by Apple's UVC class driver, Logitech has full control over Broadcaster webcam. There is no reason why they cannot provide camera settings for this product on Mac.
One of my client has a similar wireless camera which I built driver for. They do support camera settings through app -> custom made driver -> wireless module ->the camera hardware. And the camera settings support is part of the product plan in the beginning with. I would expect Logitech to do the same while planning their Mac specific product...
Looks like a great app!! I was just wondering...
ReplyDeleteIs apple store the only purchase option?
Also, is there a trial version? I don't see why it wouldn't work but I'm using a hackintosh with a logicool/logitech c910. It should be fine but it would be nice to try it before asking my wife for more money :)
Sorry there is currently no other purchase option or a trial yet.
DeleteI have a link here which may give you some information :)
http://www.tonymacx86.com/desktop-compatibility/69235-webcam-mountain-lion.html
Sorry, but Webcam doesn't seem to recognize my external FW400 Apple iSight. If I am doing something wrong please advise, if not can I get a refund?
ReplyDelete-Brad Dye
Sorry, Webcam Settings doesn't support external firewire iSight. I will email you about refund details.
DeleteMy Facetime HD camera with my macbook air is not allowing me to control zoom... main reason I purchased this app. Am I missing something? Or can I get a refund if it's not supported?
ReplyDeleteSorry, FaceTime HD camera does not support zoom from it's hardware. Please check this link for how to get a refund from App Store.
Deletehttp://gizmodo.com/5886683/how-to-get-a-refund-from-the-app-store
hi, I just bought and installed this from the App store and after some basic trials the program won't open/launch anymore. Have tried restarting my computer, relaunching Finder, doesn't help.
ReplyDeleteI was wondering if uninstalling and reinstalling the program might help, but I can't find anything from the App store on how to do this. Now can I find a troubleshooting or support section on your website. Can you help?
After downloaded "Webcam Settings", you should be able to find it in your "Applications" folder.
DeleteYou can double click on the icon to open it.
After you open it, it will not show up on your Dock like other app.
"Webcam Settings" will be running on your menubar as a small colorful icon and stays there.
On the small colorful icon you can show/hide the "Webcam Settings Panel" and every settings is inside the panel.
If you are still having problem opening the app, can you please send me an email? I will be able to respond faster with email.
If I am broadcasting through wirecast using 4 logitech c920s, will I be able to use this app to control the camera settings individually for each one?
ReplyDeleteYes, you can control each camera individually. I found one user with similar configuration posted his using of Webcam Settings in this link (sorry in Japanese).
Deletehttp://twitpic.com/a3p1o3
Awesome, thanks for quick response, I'll definitely be purchasing this app!
DeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteI just downloaded your app to use the Logitech C920 webcam in my mac. It works perfectly with QuickTime, but I would like to use it with adobe flash player.
But my webcam does not appear in the list flash player displays. Flash only recognizes my integrated camera.
Does your app works with adobe flash player?
Thank you for your help.
Several users confirmed to me that Webcam Settings works with Flash based app.
DeleteCan you test your C920 on this Test Webcam site?
http://www.testwebcam.com
Please email me at mactaris@mac.com if you are still have issues. Thanks.
Hello,
ReplyDeleteI use Webcam Settings on my iMac i5 with OSX 10.7 to control a Liquid Digital aGent V6 and it works perfectly.
Is there an older version like 1.0 that could run on OSX 10.5.8 (my older iMac I need not to upgrade) ?
If yes, where can I purchase it ?
Thank you.
Chris
It is possible to provide a version that supports Mac OS X 10.5. But I am currently busy adding new features to the existing App Store version. Can you send me an email so I can notify you once I have time to release a 10.5 compatible version? Thanks.
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ReplyDeleteI just found & purchased WebCam Settings. What a great app! Thanks.
I used to use iGlasses for similar manual control but I'm switching over to WebCam Settings. I have a Logitech C910 and will soon get a C920. Hopefully I can use them both.
Would like to mention one app I use together with yours: CamTwist (free). One problem I've had with webcams is image size/resolution. The Logitech cams are terrific hardware and are capable of very high resulution, e.g. 1080p 1920 x 1080. Often this is more than desired. Here's where CamTwist helps out. In CamTwist you can choose a different resolution such as 1280x720 (720p) or 720x480 (480p at 3:2 aspect ratio). This reduces the amount of data (and increases frame rates) for streaming (e.g. Google+ Hangouts) or recording video. (I like Debut for recording video - not too complicated, not too expensive.)
I'm not associated with CamTwist in any way. It's just something I found some time back while scouring the web. It does lots of other things and can be a little confusing to use & set up, but by offering that one image size/resolution choice it's well worth the trouble. And together with WebCam Settings for manual focus control, etc. it's a great combination.
I don't know if you could get similar image size/resolution control into a future version of WebCam Settings. If so, your app would then do everything I need on a Mac webcam app!
My setup is OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8 on a fairly zippy hackintosh system (Intel I3 3+GHz, 8 GB RAM, GeForce GTS 250 Graphics).
-Tim aka NixieToob
Does *webcam settings* support Snow Leopard ? Is the App store the only place to buy ? Thanks and best to you 99guspuppet
ReplyDeleteYes, Webcam Settings supports Snow Leopard. Currently it's available only on the Mac App Store. Thank you for your interest in my app :)
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ReplyDeleteI'm using Webcam Settings with two cams simultaneously - a Logitech C910 and a C920. This works because the cams are plugged into separate USB busses (not just separate ports). The busses are both listed as "USB High-Speed Bus" (i.e. USB 2.0) on Snow Leopard's 'System Profiler.' I switch between the cams using the app CamTwist.
Your Webcam Settings app works nicely & stores the settings for both cams, even when they're different. To adjust settings I switch from one to the other with the popup menu at the top of your Webcam Settings Panel. Right now both cams read "Logitech Camera" in the popup menu. I have to remember which one is in the first & second position to select that camera & change settings.
So, a welcome change would be if these two cams were identified differently in the popup menu. Thanks for the great app!.
-Tim aka NixieToob
Good point! I will make this change in the next version. May I ask you to leave a review on the Mac App Store? Thank you very much.
DeleteYou bet. Be glad to leave a review!
DeleteThis looks like a great app, and I just downloaded it. I was surprised to find that it doesn't support camera pan/tilt on the Logitech QuickCam Orbit AF. The camera has those capabilities and they are supported under Windows. Is there any plan to support this? Or do you have any other suggestions for controlling the pan/tilt on the camera with a Mac?
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Logitech Quickcam Orbit AF is not using standard UVC settings to control pan and tilt. It is using vendor specific Extension Units to control those settings.
DeleteI am working on a specific app to support Logitech QuickCam Orbit AF.
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This is a great app for my C920. Thanks..謝謝！ I use this app with Wriest and it gives my C920 a second life. 我覺得我的C920復活啦！ Thanks again. I live and work in Taiwan and I hope you understood my so so Chinese.
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