[PD] GEM camera input unavailable

[Csaba Láng]

You have to compile the latest Gem on Mac OS X. 0.93 stopped working after
10.12

On Mon, 20 May 2019 at 17:28, Dana Moser <rosalux at curiousart.org> wrote:

> Thanks for the reply!
> Answer: _Any_ video camera input to Pd/Gem on Mac OSX Mac OSX >10.13.
>
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> On 5/20/19 11:14 AM, Jean-Marie Adrien wrote:
> > excuse me : are you talking about a standard def USB cheap camera, or
> about the mac built-in camera (which is unaccessible anyway as far as i
> know because HD) ?
> >
> >
> >> Le 20 mai 2019 à 16:39, Dana Moser <rosalux at curiousart.org> a écrit :
> >>
> >> Thanks for your reply.
> >> Yes. In fact that blog post is the perfect example, as it shows a
> >> screenshot of how all the other apps that use the camera input
> >> (Processing, Max...) behave: I get a request from the system
> >> asking me if the application has my permission to use the
> >> camera. In launching Pd or using Gem patches, this never happens.
> >> And it's just never available.
> >> This is why my colleague thinks camera input with Pd broke because
> >> of a Mac OS security change that isn't being handled properly.
> >> Again, is _anyone_ able to get live camera input to work with
> >> Pd/Gem on Mac OSX >10.13?
> >> Thanks again!
> >> -Dana
> >>
> >> On 5/19/19 10:42 AM, Simon Iten wrote:
> >>> hi,
> >>>
> >>> i guess you tried setting the permissions manually?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> https://www.idownloadblog.com/2018/08/16/howto-mac-camera-microphone-permission/
> >>>
> >>> (just the first link that pops up)
> >>>
> >>> On Sat, May 18, 2019, 16:39 Dana Moser <rosalux at curiousart.org
> >>> <mailto:rosalux at curiousart.org>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>    Greetings.
> >>>    I teach in a program that uses both Linux and
> >>>    Mac laptops. About a year ago video input stopped
> >>>    working ('High Sierra' version or before, apparently.)
> >>>    I'm told it's no longer working on Windows either.
> >>>    My colleague has suggested it's because enhanced
> >>>    security in the OS is guarded about which devices
> >>>    can access a given piece of software and Pd/GEM isn't
> >>>    asking for permission correctly, so a camera never shows
> >>>    up as an input device. Is this possible?
> >>>    We're using Pd 0.49.4 and Gem 0.93.3.
> >>>    Is there a known method of getting a live video camera
> >>>    input for the Mac? It works fine on Linux.
> >>>    Thank you for any assistance.
> >>>    -Dana Moser
> >>
> >>
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