Support for different cameras

[Hirschfuchs]

The software is just looking for a USB device with a specified name. Currently that name is hardcoded to "Tiny2". It should be extended:

• a list of available usb devices can be opened. Users can select any device.
• the software should hold a list of supported devices. The usb device list should mark devices in categories such as "fully supported", "partially supported", "not supported" and "unknown support"
• each camera should hold a feature list with its own GUI and tweaks to the CLI
• the current camera should be switchable, so that multiple cameras can be connected
• as soon as user preferences (User Preferences & Settings #26) are done, it should hold the name of already connected cameras and connect them automatically
• multiple devices should be supported on the GUI. An easy toggle should switch between them. On the cli, a warning should be shown and the desired camera needs to be selected

This issue is the basis for #72 and other devices

[Hirschfuchs]

The CLI should get a flag "for-camera". If multiple supported/known cameras are connected, that flag becomes required. It pipes its value as the name of the Camera object, so that any device is supported.

[Hirschfuchs]

As a first step a list of different devices should be held. The Tiny 4k could then be opened, although most features probably don't work. It could be a first, pretty quick step for #72. Then the specific API can be implemented as soon as a Tiny 4K is available for me (ordered).

[jarrard]

I have a Tiny SE and its not detected by this software :(

Vendor ID | 0x3564
Product ID | 0xfeff

[Hirschfuchs]

Hi @jarrard,

thank you for your feedback. I will implement a fix soon, so that it can detect any camera. I'm not sure, that the communication protocol is the same, so it could be, that the camera gets recognized then, but still won't work entirely.

Could you provide me the output of lsusb? (Just the line of your camera)
So that I know, how the Tiny SE is named internally :)

[jarrard]

Sure.

....... ID 3564:feff Remo Tech Co., Ltd. OBSBOT Tiny SE

[Hirschfuchs]

I managed to get my hand on a different OBSBOT camera (non-Tiny2-series). As feared, the API differs from that of the Tiny2 cameras. The next step will be to add an overview of all connected video devices, which will also indicate whether a camera is supported or not.

Unfortunately, due to work-related time constraints, I am currently unable to continue working on the project. In the next available window, I will complete the aforementioned overview (the current prototype is still too buggy) and reverse engineer the OBSBOT Tiny 4K API as part of #72. @jarrard Regrettably, I have to postpone support for the Tiny SE for the foreseeable future, likely until later next year.

[jarrard]

Unfortunately,

That's all good. I mean its open-source so maybe someone will be able to submit a bit of code.