DeskCamera ONVIF Screen Capture

Author: John Scanlan, Published on Jan 05, 2017

Recording PC screens have historically been an expensive proposition, requiring dedicated hardware or specialized, proprietary software. However, some developers are attempting to change this, with applications which stream PC desktops via ONVIF.

In 2015, we tested Screen ONVIF.

Now, there is another option called, DeskCamera that claims ONVIF conformance plus improved performance, multiple monitor, webcam, and audio support.

We bought and tested this new application to see how it performs and test compatibility with systems including Avigilon, Exacq, Hikvision and Milestone.

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Comments (38)

Undisclosed Integrator #1

01/05/17 04:25pm

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 01/05/17 04:26pm

** **** *** ****** **, *** * ******* ** ***** have * **** ** *** *******. **'** *** ** *** report ****.

***** *** ** ******* ** * ****** ******? ********? *****? Webcam?

Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to Ethan Ace | 01/06/17 12:51pm

****** ****** , ** ***** **** *** ******* *** * test *** ?

Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to Ethan Ace | 01/06/17 03:49pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to Ethan Ace | 03/06/17 11:34pm

**** *** ****** ** *** ** ******* **** **** ****** station * *** ? ****** ******. *** * **** ** to ** ** ****** **** ** ** *** ** ****** back ** ***

Mykhaylo Taitskyy

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 03/13/17 07:57pm

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Ross Vanderklok

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 01/06/17 03:34pm

**** ***** *** *** **** ***? *** ***** *** *****'* using ** *** **** * ***** ** *** **** ** my ********.

Undisclosed Integrator #1

In reply to Ross Vanderklok | 01/06/17 03:48pm

** ****** *** ** ****** **** **** ****** *******, * have **** ***** **** ** ****

Mykhaylo Taitskyy

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 01/07/17 07:17pm

**** ** ** ********* *** (********** ******* *.*.*)

Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #1 | 01/09/17 02:17am

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Donald Gordon

IPVMU Certified | 01/05/17 04:39pm

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** **** ******* ** * **** **** ** ******** ********* solution ** **** ******* ***** ** ****** ************ *** **** product ***** **** ** **** ******* **** ** ****.

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Donald Gordon | 01/05/17 04:43pm

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********* ** ************ ** *****. ** ****** **, ******. ** didn't **** ***% ** *** ****, *** ********* *** ****** solid ** *** ************* ****.

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John Bazyk

IPVMU Certified | 01/05/17 04:50pm

**** ** *******, *********** **** ********* *** ***** **'* ** registers. * **** **** **** ***** ** ****** **** *** integration.

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Eric Spencer

In reply to John Bazyk | 01/09/17 11:40pm

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Donald Gordon

IPVMU Certified | 01/05/17 04:53pm

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Ethan Ace

IPVM | In reply to Donald Gordon | 01/05/17 04:56pm

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Mykhaylo Taitskyy

In reply to Donald Gordon | 01/05/17 05:34pm

***** ******,

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*** ****** ******* *** ***** *** ****** ********** ******** *** setup ********* ******** *** **** *******, ******* **** *** ******* will ****** *** ***** ** *** **** ***** ** ****.

Donald Gordon

IPVMU Certified | 01/05/17 07:14pm

********,

****** *** *** ***********. * ** *********** *** ***** ******* now *** ** **** ** ********** ******* ******** ** ******* $10K ******** ******** ** **** ***********.

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Mykhaylo Taitskyy

01/05/17 11:23pm

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* ******* **** ***** ** **** ** *** ******* ******, thanks ***** *** *** ****.

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Eric Spencer

In reply to Mykhaylo Taitskyy | 01/09/17 11:48pm

****:

*** ******* ********* ( ******* ***** *** ******* *** ***) with * **** *********** ******* *** **** ***** *** *** Transactions.

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Mykhaylo Taitskyy

In reply to Eric Spencer | 01/10/17 12:09pm

****,

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Eric Spencer

In reply to Mykhaylo Taitskyy | 01/10/17 01:15pm

* **** ***** **** ******** *** * **** *********** ****** built ** ** ******* ***** **** **** ** ** *** source. ***** *** ***** ** ********** *** ******* ** *** so *** **** **** *** **** ** ** ** *******.

**** * ******* ********* ****

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Chris Anderson

01/06/17 12:15am

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*****

Mykhaylo Taitskyy

In reply to Chris Anderson | 01/06/17 11:36am

*****,

***** *** *** *** ****, * **** **** ** **** these ********!

********

Ross Vanderklok

IPVMU Certified | 01/06/17 03:46pm

*** ** *** ** * **** **** ******** ** ******* a ******** ** *** **** *****.

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* ***** *** **** ** ****** *** ******* ** *** I ***** **** **** *** ****. **** ** ** ****** to **** *** *********** ***** * ***** **** **** ****** channel **** ******.

Mykhaylo Taitskyy

01/07/17 07:14pm

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Kyle Folger

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Mykhaylo Taitskyy | 01/08/17 12:15am

* ****'* **** *** ***** ******** *** * **** ********* that *** ***** ******* ****** ** ********. * ********** *** trial ***** * *** **** ******* *** ***** *** **** issue **** ******** **** **** ******* *********. * **** ******* out ** *** ******* * **** *** *** **** ********* almost *********** **** **** **** ***** ** *** ******* *** were ******* ** **. * **** *** ** ***** ***** would **** **** ***** *** **** **** ******** ********* **** that *** ***** *** **** ******** ** ********. ****'* *** of *** ******* ********* * **** **** ****** *** *** it ***** **** ******* ******* ** ********* *** ******** **** can ***** ** ** ******.

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****** *** *** ******* *** ****** ** ********** *** *** quick ******** *** ********** ********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Mykhaylo Taitskyy | 01/08/17 12:55pm

********,

******. ******* - **** **** ** **** *********** ** ******* a *** ***? **** ************ ****** ** ** ****, *** instance, ** **** ** **** **** *** *** *** **** with ****** *******?

Mykhaylo Taitskyy

In reply to John Honovich | 01/08/17 04:08pm

****,

***** *** *** ****** ****.

********** ** ***** ** ***(******* ************* **********) ***** ** *** very ******** ** **** **** ** *** ******** ***** ***** persist ** ******** **** **** *****. ******* **'* **** ******** and **** ** *********, ** **** **** ** ********* *** problem ** ******* *** ****** ********** ******** *** **** ********** case/VMS. ** ** **** **** **** ********* **** **** *******.

** ******* - *** ***** ***** *** ***** **** ******. That ****** ******** ******* ********* ******* **** ****** **** ********** it. *** ********** *****'* ********** **** ****** ***** **** *** required ** ***** **** *** ********* * ***** ***** ******* that ****** *** *** **********. **** ** *** ** *** not *******. ** **** **** ** ****** **** ******* ******** and ******** ********** **** ******** ** ***** ** **** ********** working **** ***.

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**** ******** ***** *** * ******* *****, ** ***** *** properly ********* ************ *******(******* *** * ****/***** ***), ** ****** WCF ************ ***'* ***** ** *** ****** ** ***** ****. So ** **** *** ****** ** *** *** ******* ** server **** ** **** ** ** **** **** ********** ******* with ********.

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**** **** ***** * *** ***** *** ********* **** ** a ********** *** *** *** *****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Mykhaylo Taitskyy | 01/08/17 08:16pm

********,

******, **** ** **** *******. * ****** **** ******** ** to **** *** ***** ** **** **** *** ******.

****

Mykhaylo Taitskyy

In reply to John Honovich | 01/08/17 08:43pm

****** ****,

*** ** **** ** ********** ******* ******

********

Sergey Bystrov

NetworkOptix | In reply to Mykhaylo Taitskyy | 01/10/17 12:19pm

** **** ***** *** **** ** *** ***** *** **** about ** ******* *** ******* **** ***** **** **********. *** saw ******* ***** ** **** **** - **** *** ******* fixed ** ** **** ***. ** ** **** *** ** is:-). ***** *** ********.

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Joe Mirolli

IPVMU Certified | 01/13/17 01:55pm

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Matthew Fox

01/16/17 04:51pm

***** ************* ******** *** ***. *** **** ******* **** ** "stealth ****?"

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Mykhaylo Taitskyy

In reply to Matthew Fox | 01/16/17 10:49pm

*******,

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** ***** ** ********* **** *** *********, *** *** ***** currently..

********

Donald Gordon

IPVMU Certified | 01/30/17 03:23pm

** ***** ** **** **** ******** ******** *** ************* ** requires ** ******** ********** ** ******** *** ******** *******. *** facilities ** *** **** *** ** **** ***** *** ******** connectivity. ************* * **** ** ******* ***** *** * *** of ***** ************ ******* **** ** ******** ************.

**** *** ******* ******* ********** ** *** ****** *** ********* we *** ****** ** ***** **** *******.

Donald Gordon

IPVMU Certified | 02/13/17 05:42pm

******** **** **** ** ** ******* ******* ** *** ********** software **** ******** ******* **********. ** ****** ** ** ** HP **** *********** ******* ** ********** *** ** ***** **** updating ******** ** *** ********* ***** ******.

Mykhaylo Taitskyy

02/27/17 03:03pm

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