Eyeball (Blue Microphones) - USB Webcam with Microphone

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Eyeball (Blue Microphones) - USB Webcam with Microphone

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Started 12 years ago by tfserna
Latest reply from c-had

tfserna
Member

I was wondering if anyone has tried yet Blue's 'Eyeball webcam' with Pear Note.

Apparently, it's a high quality mic + webcam that can be mounted on a variety of ways and seems an ideal companion to Pear Note.

My main work machine is a macbook air and I can't use external iSight's (lacks firewire port), or the recommended Ecamm Huckelberry. My only option then, to record anything in video in Pear Note (other than myself), is a USB cam.

Here is a link to the Eyeball on amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Microphones-Eyeball-Webcam-Microphone/dp/B001FSJC6E/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=musical-instruments&qid=1227389266&sr=8-3

And here is a link to the manufacturers website: http://www.bluemic.com/

Many thanks, TFS

Posted 12 years ago #
c-had
Developer

Sorry, I can't speak for the Eyeball. I do have a Blue Snowball microphone, and have been very pleased with it (though it's not exactly very portable).

If you do try the Eyeball out, please let me know how it goes. If it works, I'd love to add it to the list of supported cameras. If not, I can hopefully fix that in a future version.

Posted 12 years ago #
c-had
Developer

BTW, the Eyeball looks nice, but I doubt you'll get any comments on it any time soon. It looks like it was just announced earlier this month and isn't shipping from Amazon (and likely other retailers) until early December.

Posted 12 years ago #
tfserna
Member

Hey, thanks for the prompt responses.

I'm sorry I didn't notice myself that this mic wasn't shipping yet... obviously there won't be any insights on it anytime soon...

Is there any unofficial list of USB tested webcams (I've seen the FAQ... that's why I'm asking about an unofficial list...), that people may have reported to work with Pear Note? Without any guarantees or responsibilities on your side but of course... but it would be a start.

BTW, I just had my first real live test of Pear Note at a class I was visiting today and on the audio + notes account I'm happy to report that it works like a charm.

Many thanks, TFS

Posted 12 years ago #
c-had
Developer

I'm glad to hear Pear Note worked so well for you.

There's not currently an unofficial list of USB tested webcams, but that's a great idea. I'll probably hold off on it for a little bit though. I'm working to get some highly requested features out in the upcoming 1.1 release, but then I'm going to rework some of the recording portions of Pear Note to hopefully get around some of the problems that currently limit which webcams and resolutions Pear Note works with (likely in the 1.2 release). So, I may hold off on creating such a list until I've completed that rework.

Note that I'll likely be looking for beta testers with different webcams in a couple months, so let me know if you do end up picking up a USB webcam and are interested in trying out some advanced versions of Pear Note.

Thanks,
Chad

Posted 12 years ago #
tfserna
Member

I would love to join the beta test group. Iâ€™ll see if I can get my hands on a couple of USB cams to try.
Looking forward to v.1.1 :)

Merry Xmas!
Bests, TFS

Posted 12 years ago #
tfserna
Member

I just received the 'eyeball' usb webcam from blueball and I'm extremely happy to report that it works great with Pear Note!!
Since you can mount it in a variety of ways, its a perfect solution for class notes, etc.

Bests from Madrid, TFS

Posted 12 years ago #
Thl0719
Member

Hi I have just purchased a BT-1 Bluetooth Webcam for my Mac book pro. I tried using it on my Pear Note, however, my Preferences: Video Device: did not pick up the camera. I was wondering if anyone else has tried a wireless bluetooth webcamera with their Pear Note & found any success?? Please help!

Posted 9 years ago #
c-had
Developer

Sorry, I have not tried a BT-1 camera. Hopefully someone else who has will chime in.

Posted 9 years ago #

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