I use AVFoundation and haven’t had a problem with UVC webcams (I often test with a Microsoft Lifecam that is UVC 1.1 compliant). You still would need to utilize DirectShow or AVFoundation to make use and the current plugins are well-suited for a lot of situations.
—Chris > On Aug 22, 2018, at 4:08 PM, Markus Winter <[email protected]> wrote: > > As far as I know AVfoundation only supports the Mac’s build-in cameras? > > I read: > https://www.panopto.com/blog/usb-3-video-capture-cards-are-the-future-of-high-quality-video-recording/ > > > I especially noticed: “Driverless: Increasingly, USB capture card > manufacturers are implementing their devices using standard USB Video Class > (UVC) drivers. This is the case with Magewell’s XI100D. Because UVC drivers > are included on desktops and laptops running Windows and Mac OS, and are used > by most webcams currently in market, USB video grabbers that use these > drivers require no additional software to be installed. They provide true > plug-and-play, professional-quality video capture.” > > Now wouldn’t these UVC drivers allow to capture video on Mac & Windows with > the same code? Could MBS support UVC? > > MfG > > Markus > > _______________________________________________ > Mbsplugins_monkeybreadsoftware.info mailing list > [email protected] > https://ml01.ispgateway.de/mailman/listinfo/mbsplugins_monkeybreadsoftware.info _______________________________________________ Mbsplugins_monkeybreadsoftware.info mailing list [email protected] https://ml01.ispgateway.de/mailman/listinfo/mbsplugins_monkeybreadsoftware.info
