Stream realtime video from a web browser into Max or any program that uses Syphon.
CefWithSyphon (developed by Vibeke Bertelsen) launches a web browser and Syphon server. The Max patch operates a Syphon client that receives a video stream from the server and makes it available to Jitter objects.
download
https://github.com/tkzic/max-projects
folder: web-video-streaming
patch: jit.gl.syphonclient.maxhelp
externals:
- jit.gl.syphonclient.mxo:
Note: externals are included with max-projects but can also be downloaded here: http://syphon.v002.info
other dependencies (app)
- CefWithSyphon.app
Download the CefWIthSyphon app from here: https://github.com/vibber/CefWithSyphon – A Mac OS binary is available and has been tested with Mac OS 10.9.2
Instructions
- Open the client example /jit.gl.syphonclient.maxhelp in Max
- Run the CefWithSyphon app. It will launch a browser
- The browser content should now stream to the clientcontext window in Max
- If not streaming, click the “getavailableservers” message and select the correct server/client from menu objects outlined in red