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Hey Michael, what do you think of building an HDMI-to-UVC device? Basically a device integrated in a cable with 2 ends: HDMI and USB. It would capture the video
by mrb 4y ago
Hey Michael, what do you think of building an HDMI-to-UVC device? Basically a device integrated in a cable with 2 ends: HDMI and USB. It would capture the video output of a computer, emulate a USB video class (webcam) device so the USB end can be plugged into another computer which would be able to see the video output of the other computer using any standard webcam software.
Heck it could even be powered by the USB host. It would be an "active cable" that doesn't require any custom software. Would be super convenient to carry with a laptop for data center technicians.
- gyf304 4y agoSuch a device exists and can be bought from Amazon for less than 20 dollars. Keyword USB HDMI Capture.
- mrb 4y agoAwesome! Last time I looked into, many years ago, this did not exist. Thanks!
- mschuster91 4y agoThese things tend to be buggy though, I have had a litany of bad experiences. If you want quality, go for the stuff that Blackmagic Design sells - yes, it's about 5x more expensive than bottom-of-the-barrel crap on Amazon that's actually rebranded or dropshipped crap from Alibaba, but it actually works.
- gsich 4y agoFor KVM stuff it will suffice.
- mschuster91 4y agoNot really if its USB stack just locks up after a couple of hours and needs to be manually power cycled to work again.
- gsich 4y agoHaven't had that problem.