If you’ve ever dreamed of using cameras live, wirelessly, this app’s for you. AirBeam works with any camera-enabled iOS gadget, and streams audiovisual signals wirelessly. Where things get cool: the developers have added Syphon support, meaning you can use your iPhone or other thing as a wireless video source in apps like Modul8, Jitter, Processing, and many more. (Oddly, they’re not doing much of a job advertising that feature on their site. They say something about baby monitors or security cameras or something. It’s almost like they’re not interested in catering to childless, homeless VJs. Go figure.)
Features:
- iPhone, iPod touch, iPad support (camera, mic, whatever’s available on that device)
- Stream to another iOS device, or the browser, or a Mac
- Syphon support
- High-quality video streams: according to the developers, “Video resolution is up to 1280×720 pixel (iPhone 4(s), iPad2 or later) and up to 30 frames per second. Audio streaming with 16bit 44kHz CD quality.”
- Low-latency encoding and transmission. (curious to measure that)
- Zero-configuration discovery – and use multiple cameras and switch between streams
- Motion and audio triggers
- Browser interface
- Portrait and landscape modes
- Universal app
Cost: US$3.99.
As if you have to think about that.
http://appologics.com/airbeam
http://syphon.v002.info/