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Yikarso Barrowstone
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Join date: 30 May 2009
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08-05-2009 22:24
Is there any way to set up cameras in SL, so I could have one follow my little rover bot and display that camera on a screen so players could watch it remotely? I'd like to add it to my project, but I'm on a strict deadline ( a week ) so I'd just like to know if there's any relatively easy way of approaching this problem that is even feasible within a week's time. Or perhaps I could just display screenshots at intervals, but that raises the question of if you can take a quick screenshot and apply it as a texture to a prim. I'm not expecting any easy solution, but SL sometimes really surprises me  . |
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Faust Vollmar
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Join date: 3 Feb 2007
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08-05-2009 22:37
Unfortunately as there is no rendering serverside, you would need to use some kind of screen capture video recorder uploading to a streaming service that is then accessed via parcel media to accomplish this.
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Void Singer
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Join date: 24 Sep 2005
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08-05-2009 22:58
seat hidden avatar on rover, capture video from hidden av's viewer, send to web, send to where ever you need from there... that's about the simplest setup available.
if the rover isn't going far you might get away with scripted camera controls for one av, then pipe that avs view out to the web.
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Yikarso Barrowstone
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08-05-2009 23:02
That's good advice, guys  . I'm not sure if that's within my scripting capabilities at this point, but I'll figure that out soon enough. Thanks for the quick replies. |
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DoteDote Edison
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Join date: 6 Jun 2004
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08-06-2009 17:04
No scripting required for Void's solution. Basically;
1) get a new avatar to use as a 'camera' on your rover
2) point a webcam at the rover's monitor and stream to an internet webcam host
3) paste the webcam stream URL into the media tab of your land
There are more complex ways to capture the video and steam it, but for a quick/easy solution, that'll do. Just note, the stream needs to be in a format viewable by Quicktime.
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