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IP Camera Viewer on Mac

  • 04-08-2010 7:57pm
    #1
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,694 ✭✭✭✭


    I need to view multiple camera's over the internet hooked up to an eircom router via a recorder, i'm struggling to find software for mac to do it, can anyone recommend some? Free if possible..


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  • #2
    was.deevey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,213 ✭✭✭was.deevey


    This will be down to your DVR you are trying to use ..

    Alot of them use active x for streaming / installing the software for viewing multiple feeds, if this is the case you are out of luck, most have a single feed fallback for non-windows PC's via a java interface.

    Installing windows and VMware or parallels might be the only way around it.


  • #3
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,694 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    Which would be better vmware or parrells? Surprised there's not software for mac..never thought it would be a problem...


  • #4
    nesf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,644 ✭✭✭✭nesf


    The differences between VMWare and Parallels for the end user are minimal really. VMWare has a slight edge performance wise in most areas but it's slight. The big difference is stability, VMWare a fair bit more stable than Parallels so for constant video streaming VMWare might be a better option to plumb for. VMWare is a fair bit more expensive however (unless you can qualify for an academic licence somehow).

    That said you can get demos of both, so you can just try both and see which suits your tastes better.

    Edit: Actually found a review contradicting the above on cnet: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-10451102-263.html


  • #5
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,694 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    thanks, if I just use boot camp would that work?


  • #6
    nesf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,644 ✭✭✭✭nesf


    Boot Camp works flawlessly. The only real reason for virtulisation software is convenience of still being able to use OSX for every day stuff while using Windows or just cutting down on the time it takes to switch from OSX to Windows, or the rare times when you need to combine a Mac only application with a Windows only application (I can't think of any instance where this would come up).


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  • #7
    was.deevey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,213 ✭✭✭was.deevey


    As its only one instance of windows you need to run go with Virtualbox its completely free and works like a charm.

    VMware / Parallels only really needed if you really need multiple OS instances and cloning functions IMHO
    Surprised there's not software for mac..never thought it would be a problem...

    Down to the DVR companies really making life easy for themselve.

    Geovison remote view works on OSX but only VIEWING single cameras at a time...

    The majority of DVR software is windows based, as a result the cut down viewer applications are windows based as well I guess.


  • #8
    Greentree_uk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,023 ✭✭✭Greentree_uk


    try securityspy.com. great piece of software


  • #9
    Hector Mildew
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 253 ✭✭Hector Mildew


    nesf wrote: »
    The differences between VMWare and Parallels for the end user are minimal really. VMWare has a slight edge performance wise in most areas but it's slight. The big difference is stability, VMWare a fair bit more stable than Parallels so for constant video streaming VMWare might be a better option to plumb for. VMWare is a fair bit more expensive however (unless you can qualify for an academic licence somehow).

    That said you can get demos of both, so you can just try both and see which suits your tastes better.

    Edit: Actually found a review contradicting the above on cnet: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-10451102-263.html

    You could also try virtualbox, for free! - http://www.virtualbox.org/


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