showmewebcam VS crowsnest

Yes! I use pi zero and a 3D printed case with the HQ camera and a decent lens. The field of view is exactly right for video calls.

https://github.com/showmewebcam/showmewebcam/releases

Also related: Take a Raspberry Pi Mini, a Raspberry Pi HQ camera, and install this firmware

https://github.com/showmewebcam/showmewebcam

and it turns your Pi into a USB webcam with a C mount lens.

The Pi Zero runs https://github.com/showmewebcam/showmewebcam and presents itself as a generic USB webcam to operating systems.

I use showmewebcam for the usb-capability, but I think it's possible to have it wireless.

Very nice! I'm also planning on testing it out with the showmewebcam software, which might make it even more customizable! https://github.com/showmewebcam/showmewebcam

You want to take a look at buildroot-based approaches. They're not quite instant-on, but they're tolerable. https://github.com/showmewebcam/showmewebcam is a good example.

With the composite kernel driver you can create as many virtual gadgets as you want from a single usb otg port. Lots of people have done it and documented extensively for the pi0. Here is my list (look at the composite gadget section): https://github.com/showmewebcam/showmewebcam/wiki/Further-Documentation

> So there is a market gap between so-so webcams for $100-200 and a full-blown setup with a mirrorless camera, an external mic and lighting panels that will cost almost a grand or two, if you're so inclined.

Try our free software project that uses a Pi and its HQ sensor to make a USB webcam [1]. You'll have a wide range of lenses [2] and cases [3] that people cook up for their personal use.

Last time I commented here, there have been criticisms about the quality of the lens that the Pi foindation sell. We have discovered many other decent alternative lenses that help remedy the quality and distortion issue of the stock lenses. An example of a good guide is the commonlands lens guide [4].

The software is very actively developed and we have a pretty supportive community with good software engineering practices. Check it out, you might even like it!

1. https://github.com/showmewebcam/showmewebcam

2. https://github.com/showmewebcam/showmewebcam/wiki/Lenses

3. https://github.com/showmewebcam/showmewebcam/wiki/Cases

4. https://commonlands.com/blogs/camera-engineering/raspi-video...

pi@mainsailos:~ $ git clone https://github.com/mainsail-crew/crowsnest.git

[server] host: 0.0.0.0 port: 7125 klippy_uds_address: /home/biqu/printer_data/comms/klippy.sock [authorization] trusted_clients: 10.0.0.0/8 127.0.0.0/8 169.254.0.0/16 172.16.0.0/12 192.168.0.0/16 FE80::/10 ::1/128 cors_domains: *.lan *.local *://localhost *://localhost:* *://my.mainsail.xyz *://app.fluidd.xyz [octoprint_compat] [history] [update_manager] channel: dev refresh_interval: 168 [update_manager mainsail-config] type: git_repo primary_branch: master path: ~/mainsail-config origin: https://github.com/mainsail-crew/mainsail-config.git managed_services: klipper [update_manager mainsail] type: web channel: stable repo: mainsail-crew/mainsail path: ~/mainsail [update_manager crowsnest] type: git_repo path: ~/crowsnest origin: https://github.com/mainsail-crew/crowsnest.git install_script: tools/install.sh # Sonar update_manager entry [update_manager sonar] type: git_repo path: ~/sonar origin: https://github.com/mainsail-crew/sonar.git primary_branch: main managed_services: sonar install_script: tools/install.sh [update_manager timelapse] type: git_repo primary_branch: main path: ~/moonraker-timelapse origin: https://github.com/mainsail-crew/moonraker-timelapse.git managed_services: klipper moonraker [update_manager KlipperScreen] type: git_repo path: ~/KlipperScreen origin: https://github.com/jordanruthe/KlipperScreen.git env: ~/.KlipperScreen-env/bin/python requirements: scripts/KlipperScreen-requirements.txt install_script: scripts/KlipperScreen-install.sh managed_services: KlipperScreen

I'm runnin Mainsail on a RPI4 for my 3D printer, and I connected a Logitech C920 camera which is streaming video on http:///webcam/?action=stream using Crowsnest

● crowsnest.service - crowsnest - Multi Webcam/Streamer Control Deamon Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/crowsnest.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Wed 2023-06-07 11:14:19 EDT; 51min ago Docs: https://github.com/mainsail-crew/crowsnest Process: 1988 ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/crowsnest $CROWSNEST_ARGS (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Main PID: 1988 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) CPU: 1.660s

Hello, thank you for looking into this for me. The 3d printer is running Tailscale on a Raspberry Pi. I’ve tried accessing the stream from both Windows computers and iOS. There are no error messages, just a black screen with a forever-spinning wheel. I can access the GUI, it’s just the video stream that is not going thru. I’m not sure if it uses multicast trafficking. I’m a newbie in these matters. The specific service involved is called Crowsnest. https://github.com/mainsail-crew/crowsnest

That resolved the issue for me. Issue thread: https://github.com/mainsail-crew/crowsnest/issues/112

You need to install crowsnest