Due to a need of regularly giving presentations involving a webcam (I use the Ipevo P2V - Point-To-View for demo's of hardware & devices), I was on the lookout for a simple WebCam viewer that I can use to:
- Show live video from any WebCam connected to my system
- Have absolutely no UI visible at all, except for the video stream itself
- Have the option to select the input resolution
- An option to keep the application on top at all times (PowerPoint can run behind the webcam app).
The best match for my needs is the excellent WebCam Viewer of Bustatech, and the latest betas should do on paper perfectly what I need, except that it's not possible to select the input resolution. It's a bit a shame to be presenting on 1080p screens with only a 640x480 VGA live stream coming in :).
SimpleCam is the result of one day of work after not immediately finding the software I need. I basically started from the demo application of DashingQuill and pimped it with elements of the sample code of the DirectX.Capture library to get more or less what works for me.
- Start the application and select the webcam that you want to see, using the buttons on the left bottom side of the screen; "0" is the first detected webcam, and other webcams (if any) are shown as buttons labeled "1", "2", etc...
- Resize and position the window such that your videostream is shown as you want it.
- Enable the "AlwaysOnTop" mode (F11) and then "Minimalistic Mode" (F12) to get just the video stream shown on screen, all the time.
Currently implemented and working:
- Enumerates all DirectShow compatible webcams detected on the system - should be pretty much all of them.
- Easy switching between webcams from the UI
- AlwaysOnTop mode
- Minimalistic mode - show only webcam video stream
- Maintain aspect ratio
- Scale To Fit window - to ensure all webcam content is visible inside the application
Missing features that might appear one day:
- Enumerate resolutions of each webcam. Now the resolution list & framerate is simply harcoded for the Ipevo P2V
| Version | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 26 May 2016 | First release |
| 1.1 | 31 May 2016 | Added "Maintain Aspect Ratio" and "Scale to fit" functionality |
Version 1.1
- Win32 Executable: ZIP
Version 1.0
- Win32 Executable: ZIP
By using this application you agree that you won't blame me for anything that goes wrong, including, but not limited to: exploding harddisks, robot uprisings and zombie apocalypses(TM).
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