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akvirtualcamera, virtual camera for Mac and Windows
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Virtual Camera "Can't Start Stream" in Mac #51

Closed halill1 closed 1 year ago

halill1 commented 1 year ago

Summary

Hi, I build the AkVirtualCamera from source. I followed the wiki step by step. I added device, started the service, added format to the camera. Now, my camera is detected by zoom.us. I can use set-picture command to set default png etc. However, there is a problem with the ipcbridge that doesnt let me stream using ffmpeg.

Current Behavior

I can't make stream using ffmpeg. I set log level 7 to gain more information. Here is a sample of my output even in the simplest command:

./AkVirtualCamManager devices 177 debug: bool AkVirtualCamera::IpcBridge::registerPeer(bool) 189 debug: Requesting service. 199 debug: Setting event handler. 208 debug: Requesting port. 285 debug: FAILED

and device information normally

Expected Behavior

I expect program to work properly.

Your Environment

hipersayanX commented 1 year ago

Is AkVCamAssistant running?

halill1 commented 1 year ago

Is AkVCamAssistant running?

Yes. It turned out that I need to move all files to Application directory; otherwise, it just can't start stream. When I copied plugin folder to the Application directory and do the exact same steps, it now works. Might this be related to some permission?

hipersayanX commented 1 year ago

It's already documented in the wiki, the service need to be installed to pass data between the clients, otherwise the virtual camera will never work.

halill1 commented 1 year ago

I had already installed the service. My point is following. Assume I build the files in a folder named akv/buıild placed in Desktop. Then if I try to make a operation in manager the output I have shared is shown, also I can't start stream using ffmpeg etc. However, If I copy the plugin and paste it under the Applications directory of Mac, no error message is shown and I can start a stream. In both cases my services are running.

hipersayanX commented 1 year ago

If I copy the plugin and paste it under the Applications directory of Mac, no error message is shown and I can start a stream.

Because you had the /Library/CoreMediaIO/Plug-Ins/DAL/AkVirtualCamera.plugin folder still linked to your /Applications folder, again, read the documentation from start to the end, it's all in there.