ROS Image Topic to virtual webcam
Hi everyone!
I'm searching for a ROS package to create a virtual webcam device streaming the content of a topic of type image. The virtual webcam should be accessed by a browser to stream content with WebRTC.
Has anyone a solution for that?
Thanks!
Asked by phil788 on 2021-07-18 04:44:33 UTC
Comments
Please see #q203812.
The jgoppert/ros-virtual-cam mentioned in the second answer is still available.
Asked by gvdhoorn on 2021-07-18 06:32:44 UTC
Thanks for your reply. Do you know any alternatives?
Asked by phil788 on 2021-07-24 12:35:58 UTC
Not without you telling us why you'd need alternatives?
Do the discussed packages not work any more? If not: why not?
Asked by gvdhoorn on 2021-07-25 05:33:25 UTC
Its not working in my scenario (Firefox recognises the virtual camera but fails on displaying video while chrome does not even detect the camera)
Asked by phil788 on 2021-07-25 05:36:39 UTC
That's likely a problem with
v4l2loopback, not with those packages. It's not specific to any application, it's a known limitation with known work-arounds.See v4l2loopback device detected by Chrome, not seen by Zoom or Firefox for instance.
And it seems you already posted lucasw/image_to_v4l2loopback#5, so let's give @lucasw some time to respond.
Asked by gvdhoorn on 2021-07-25 05:41:46 UTC