I am looking to inexpensively add a remote camera (maybe 2 or more) wirelessly in a conference live stream setting without having to run long ethernet cables.

Has anyone connected a low-end wi-fi IP camera to vMix (like the ones used for home security) using a local Wi-Fi network?
I do not need audio or PTZ control - just to capture video from a remotely placed camera over a local Wi-Fi network.

I use vMix HD and I am not sure if this can be done using the 'Stream' setting (?)

Thanks for any advice you can offer.

Do you know how much of a delay? Would it cause an audio synch issue if audio was being captured directly from a venue's pa system?

Those webcams look like not wifi type. Has anyone been able to use a wifi camera?

If so, how does one go about importing the feed? (does vmix fetch from the camera, or does camera send to vmix, this makes a difference) I've never used a IP Cam with RTSP, so I apologize if this is a rudimentary question!

Webcams let you compare Long-GOP H.264 vs MJPEG, to understand the delay involved.

The IP cameras act as RTSP servers. When adding the stream as a source you point vMix at the camera.

Here's the connection string for one of my household surveillance cameras:

rtsp://admin:password@192.168.10.222:554/0

If your camera allows unauthenticated connections you can get away with simply:

rtsp://192.168.10.222:554/0

Essentially all standards compliant cameras work this way. If you look for a camera that says it's ONVIF compliant you will be able to use free tools to verify the availability of the stream from the camera, possibly even remotely configure it.

It should not matter that the camera if connected via Ethernet or Wi-Fi. Of course, Ethernet is more reliable and can provide power to the camera.

To test you can load an app to a smart phone that turns it into an IP camera. I've had good luck with RTSP Camera for Android on my Pixel.

Nothing is automatic. You will need to use a tool to discover the IP address issued to the camera. ONVIF Device Manager can do this.



In vMix you add a stream source using the IP address of the camera. the syntax should be similar to the examples given previously.



Sorry, I don't use Wi-Fi surveillance cameras. You'll have to experiment.

Also, this might not work at all. If the hotel's Wi-Fi is well managed you may not be able to connect to the camera at all. On a well managed network the various clients are kept isolated, so your neighbors laptop can't hack your gear.

Last week I was at a conference where the venue Wi-Fi did not allow clients see each other. We setup a dedicated Wi-Fi network for presenters so that their various devices (laptop, phone, tablet) could be allowed to connect to other things involved in their presentation.

You will need to experiment, ahead of time, at the venue, on their network.

I use Grandstream GXV Series cameras around my home office. That company is slowly existing the space. If I had to do it again I'd look at Dahua cameras.

https://ipcamtalk.com/ is a good resource on such matters.

Impossible to say for sure. It's just a question of finding the exact URL that satisfies your camera. Usually simplifying it is better.

rtsp://user:pwd@ip:port

Also, try the VLC stream connection type. That uses an instance of VLC, which is the most flexible and forgiving client around.

You can try connecting from VLC outside of vMix as well.

Finally, you can try ONVIF Device Manager. It will check your network for RTMP/RTSP sources. It will then let you experiment with access.

Try setting the buffer to 0 and check Low Latency Mode.

The buffer holds some of the stream data to smooth out the stream when other/next data is not delivered quickly enough.

That somewhat points to a managed Wi-Fi network, where cliente are kept isolated.



Nothing in vMix can solve that. It's inherent in the use of H264 compressed video from the IP camera.

If the camera allows you to select MJPEG you could try that.

I have a question please - since the wi-fi camera will be used at a hotel venue and not in my home, will it automatically be able to connect with the vMix on my laptop using the hotel wi-fi network? 9apps cartoonhd