NeuralCam Live
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SHOW HN2020
117points
64comments
#554of 3,028 in 2020
Top 19%of 2020 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
3 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 10 critical, out of 29 comments about the project. Thread score -0.22.
Execution: 0 for, 4 againstIdea: 2 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstPricing: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Phone camera quality beats laptop webcams
From 2 comments
Yes, I have been using DroidCam and its been great. I am using my 3 year old phone for this and the camera quality is still better than the laptop webcam bought last year
vijaybritto on HNI've tried EpocCam Pro [1] which is good at the basics. The biggest challenge with these "phone as webcam" setups is getting a good mounting system. A tripod is hard to get in…
tito on HN
Head bubble and background hiding are useful
From 1 comment
Many people don't have a room in their house or apartment that they can dedicate to creating a home office, especially people with kids, and have to use a shared room. Blocking…
guessbest on HN
Objections
Subscription pricing seems hard to justify
From 2 comments
What's the pitch for the subscription model for NeuralCam Live +PLUS other than "New Styles added regularly" (which I don't think I care about, although I've used the product for…
ramzyo on HNGot it, thanks for responding. So my takeaway is that today the pitch for the recurring is that you'll continue to add new styles, and users can pay a monthly to access those as…
ramzyo on HN
Mac install and Zoom setup problems
From 2 comments
This looks awesome - unfortunately, my 2017 MBP running the latest MacOS 10.15 and iPhone 11 don't seem to register with this software when plugged in after installing the app…
ramzyo on HNSame. MacBook Pro 16 & iPhone 11 Pro. Video source didn’t show up in Zoom but did in QuickTime, however there was no video - only a static turquoise image. Had to faff about…
aframe on HN
Ads in the app
From 1 comment
I tried the software but was so put off by the ads in the app and the inability to really try the app out before paying. I they had a 10 day full trial I would be in a better…
xutopia on HN
Lag with microphone and no Linux support
From 2 comments
Nice work! I have been researching and working on this webcam quality problem for a while. I have tried a couple of webcam-over-phone solutions and while they solved the image…
jimmies on HNthanks, jimmies! we do not have a dedicated microphone feature at the moment, and we did encounter a small amount of lag, but it varies based on device model. we hope it won't be…
soonpls on HN
Requests
Windows support
From 1 comment
Nice work! I have been researching and working on this webcam quality problem for a while. I have tried a couple of webcam-over-phone solutions and while they solved the image…
jimmies on HN
Android support
From 1 comment
Dare I ask about Android support?
rexreed on HN
Restart setup option
From 1 comment
Looks good OP, just a suggestion, I opened the app and continued through (clicked continue to live feed) without airdropping the driver or clicking the link. Now i can't find a…
juliann on HN
Questions
Linux support
From 1 comment
Nice work! I have been researching and working on this webcam quality problem for a while. I have tried a couple of webcam-over-phone solutions and while they solved the image…
jimmies on HN
Why not use the built-in MacBook webcam
From 1 comment
Wow. Looks interesting. I'm curious, why don't you use the built-in Macbook webcam? - does Apple limit its use?
abda0180 on HN
Alternatives named
EpocCam
From 1 comment
I've tried EpocCam Pro [1] which is good at the basics. The biggest challenge with these "phone as webcam" setups is getting a good mounting system. A tripod is hard to get in…
tito on HN
DroidCam
From 1 comment
Yes, I have been using DroidCam and its been great. I am using my 3 year old phone for this and the camera quality is still better than the laptop webcam bought last year
vijaybritto on HN
Camo
From 1 comment
I tried EpocCam but it wasn’t great and the free version has limited resolution. Now using Iriun webcam which looks a bit dodgy but actually works well over wifi. Completely…
gingerlime on HN
Iriun webcam
From 1 comment
I tried EpocCam but it wasn’t great and the free version has limited resolution. Now using Iriun webcam which looks a bit dodgy but actually works well over wifi. Completely…
gingerlime on HN