"Virtual Cam" support for Raw (DSLR) files
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2021 11:48 pm
As a Sony DSLR user (older A700), I find I'm I'm in purdah regarding remote camera control. I can use Sony's tethering software to place Sony-format camera raw files in a known Windows directory. But I don't have a way to let SC see them, they're not in one of your supported file formats. Having the camera save JPEG images isn't really suitable.
Unfortunately, some of the common libraries for handling generic raw files might be under a non-commercial licensing, such as GNU/GPL. If that makes this unfeasible, as a fallback I may write a simple near real-time poller to watch a (configurable) directory, convert the files to something SC understands (TIFF?), and write them to another known/configurable directory, which could then in-turn be watched by your virtual camera feature.
Cheers, Bob
PS - great bit of software, can't wait to step up to a dedicated astro-camera an unleash the beast! It is worth the price today just for the super-easy fine polar alignment. I'm just re-entering AP as a hobby after a 30-year hiatus, so everything digital is new to me. My last real AP session was on top of Mt. Pinos (2600 meters), sub-freezing, hand guiding my C-11 while exposing self-hypered Tech-Pan film while hoping to avoid someone driving to the site with their headlights on, ruining everyone's 30-60 minutes exposures (to be followed by much creative use of the mother tongue, not suitable for this form ).
Unfortunately, some of the common libraries for handling generic raw files might be under a non-commercial licensing, such as GNU/GPL. If that makes this unfeasible, as a fallback I may write a simple near real-time poller to watch a (configurable) directory, convert the files to something SC understands (TIFF?), and write them to another known/configurable directory, which could then in-turn be watched by your virtual camera feature.
Cheers, Bob
PS - great bit of software, can't wait to step up to a dedicated astro-camera an unleash the beast! It is worth the price today just for the super-easy fine polar alignment. I'm just re-entering AP as a hobby after a 30-year hiatus, so everything digital is new to me. My last real AP session was on top of Mt. Pinos (2600 meters), sub-freezing, hand guiding my C-11 while exposing self-hypered Tech-Pan film while hoping to avoid someone driving to the site with their headlights on, ruining everyone's 30-60 minutes exposures (to be followed by much creative use of the mother tongue, not suitable for this form ).