NOTE: As of CamCamX 2.0.8, these drivers are no longer necessary.

New drivers for the CamCamX2.app (Mac App Store) allow live streaming to Adobe Flash (in Safari 8) on Yosemite and Mavericks. The new driver is also much faster and compatible with recent versions of Skype.

Download from our CamCamX2 support page or from BLKOPCCX2MAS_esd.dmg.

What problem are we trying to solve here? Well, it's like this: CamCamX2.app runs in a security sandbox. Safari.app runs in a security sandbox. Our new magical elf (aka the driver) routes the CamCamX2 mixer output back into Safari and Skype as a virtual camera input.

Don't forget to disable App Nap for both CamCamX2.app and CamCamX2Menulet.app (camera driver).

Labels: adobe flash, camcamx2, mac app store, safari, skype, YouTube streaming

UPDATED 2015/04/17 As Apple continues to increase the security of the so-called "Application Sandbox", some combinations of apps will not work.  At this time, our preferred solution for webcam streaming is VirtualEyez HD.  The CMIO driver has new features which make it more compatible with 3rd party camera applications. However, no 3rd party CMIO driver is compatible with Google Chrome (64-bit) and Adobe Flash. As of the date of this post, that configuration is not working with any camera.  Our recommendations are in bold:

Skype 7.0 - Compatible with VirtualEyez HD (2.0)
Skype 7.0 - Not compatible with CamCamX 2.0 (Web Download)
Skype 7.0 - COMPATIBLE with CamCamX2 (Mac App Store)

Safari 8.03 + Adobe Flash - Webcam - Compatible with VirtualEyez HD (2.0)
Safari 8.03 + Adobe Flash - Webcam - COMPATIBLE with CamCamX2 (Mac App Store).
Google Chrome 41.0.2272.118 + Adobe Flash - Webcam - Not compatible with any camera

Labels: adobe flash, camcamx2, CoreMediaIO DAL driver, skype

It's been quite a haul: months and months of nothing but IOSurfaceRef and OpenGL FrameBufferObjects with no creativity in sight.  So... tonight we kicked back (a little) to run CamCamX2 through some of our favorite paces.

Multi-camera live streaming mixes to any of your favorite cloud services. Anywhere you can webcam you can live mix with CamCamX.

APPLICATION / SERVICE COMPATIBILITY LIST (Partial List)

• Adobe Flash 11 within 64-bit Safari
• Skype (6.6.0.467)
• Live Webcam Recording to YouTube
• QuickTime Broadcaster RTSP
• Adobe Flash Media Encoder 3.2
• iMessage (Mountain Lion)
• Google Hangouts - live broadcasts
• Adobe Flash within 32-bit Chrome Browser
• FaceTime* (Mountain Lion)

NOTE: *Requires sysadmin privileges

SYSTEM COMPATIBILITY (Tested 2013.09.14)

• Snow Leopard 10.6.8
• Lion 10.7.5
• Mountain Lion 10.8.4 and 10.8.5
• Mavericks 10.9

Since CamCamX2 runs in the application sandbox, there are certain scenarios which may be impossible with the Mac App Store edition. Please contact us if you need a solution.

Labels: 64-bit, adobe flash, adobe flash 11, adobe flash media encoder, camcamx, facetime, google chrome, google hangouts, imessage, live streaming, live webcasting, quicktime broadcaster, safari, skype

Historically, Skype has gone through periods where 3rd party webcam / driver support was uneven. Our customers report that the most recent (6.7) builds of Skype are not suitable for use with CamCamX 2.0.

Instead, use the earlier build Skype 6.6.0.467 (released on or about July 2013) with our new CoreMediaIO (CMIO) camera driver. It seems to be working great with 10.7.5 and higher.

If you're still having trouble with Skype you might consider rolling back to an even earlier (5.x) revision, as all versions of Skype client are completely interoperable.

If you're having difficulty locating an official download for Skype 6.6.0.467, please contact support, we can help with that.

Labels: lion, mac os x, mountain lion, skype, skype effects, video mixer mac

WORKAROUND: Maximize the CamCamX monitor window to Full Screen and share that Desktop in Skype.

CamCamX (and other BlackOp and 3rd party virtual camera drivers) have an issue with Skype 5.1.0.914.

http://goo.gl/BW03F

Skype needs to change the way it handles the isInUseByAnotherApplication selector for our camera driver. This issue would affect all virtual camera drivers including Google Talk etc.

Labels: skype

Today we released a new mini-driver for Leopard that allows DotMatrix and CamCamX to open the Built-in iSight in Leopard's new "Shared Mode". This will allow both CamCamX and DotMatrix to run at the same time as PhotoBooth.

We call this little driver CamCamX5 and it is available as free download.

This driver will also allow Yahoo! Messenger, Skype and iMovie HD (all applications which support CamCamX) to open the iSight in shared mode under Leopard.

Labels: imovie, isight, leopard, skype, yim