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Weather => Weather Hardware/Measurement => Topic started by: awilltx on August 11, 2016, 06:44:02 PM

Title: EvoCam
Post by: awilltx on August 11, 2016, 06:44:02 PM

I know there are other folks here who use EvoCam software for the webcams. I have noticed that their website at http://www.evological.com (http://www.evological.com) is not working. Hope this is just a failure to renew their domain name or if something else is going on that I have not heard of.


Fingers crossed,


Alan

Title: Re: EvoCam
Post by: xairbusdriver on August 11, 2016, 09:06:28 PM

I emailed him with the link on that error page. It must be his whole site as I'd expect he'd have his own 404page.  Mid-South Weather Er0r page (http://mid-southweather.com/error.html)

Title: Re: EvoCam
Post by: awilltx on October 27, 2016, 02:27:35 PM

Sadly, it looks like EvoCam is no more:


https://twitter.com/rickscully/status/784149885612273664


Alan

Title: Re: EvoCam
Post by: Weatheraardvark on October 27, 2016, 04:17:35 PM

I tried that when I went rogue and to the mac.   couldn't get it to play nice with my foscams, so I went with Security Spy and it works fine.

Maybe Evocam is having a server upgrade?

I know that Hostmonster is upgrading their servers and security tonight for the one my site is on. Got a notice. perhaps Evocam is doing the same after all the security breaches.

Title: Re: EvoCam
Post by: awilltx on October 27, 2016, 07:09:39 PM

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Maybe Evocam is having a server upgrade?

Doubtful that a server upgrade would take two months!

Alan

Title: Re: EvoCam
Post by: Blicj11 on October 27, 2016, 07:11:16 PM

Agreed. They have definitely gone dark, which is a shame.

Title: Re: EvoCam
Post by: Steve on October 27, 2016, 08:55:59 PM

Well, crap! I was just thinking the other day that I ought to finally update mine to the latest version. I'm still running 3.7.6 (although I paid for version 4, I never switched to it) but it is showing its age. I need to run an AppleScript to check that it is running, and if not, relaunch it, as it quits twice a day, no matter what settings I have.

Title: Re: EvoCam
Post by: Blicj11 on October 27, 2016, 09:15:39 PM

This is the only Mac-compatable video capture software I have found so far as a potential alternative for Evocam. I haven't tried it, just read about it.

http://www.bensoftware.com/swiftcapture/

Title: Re: EvoCam
Post by: Felix on October 27, 2016, 10:24:32 PM

Well that really sucks. I'm using v5.0 and it's running fine with Sierra 10.12.1. Guess I'd better bookmark this thread, I'll probably need an alternative at some point if the developer has closed up shop.


Thanks for the link, Alan.

Title: Re: EvoCam
Post by: Steve on October 27, 2016, 11:04:12 PM

I have a legal license for EvoCam 4, but not a copy of the software. I can't find anyplace to download it, either. If someone has the last version of EvoCam4 before it changed to version 5, could you please email a copy at admin@avon-weather.com

Thanks,
Steve

Title: Re: EvoCam
Post by: xairbusdriver on October 28, 2016, 01:38:42 AM

It was several months ago that a fairly widely used e-commerce site went bankrupt leaving many developers in a financial and practical bind. He may have decided it was an appropriate time to fold up shop. I'll check the version I have. I never could figure out how to get it to upload any vids and I very much like the way WC over lays the data. If it ain't broke...  ThU5:-)

Title: Re: EvoCam
Post by: Randall75 on October 28, 2016, 04:23:03 AM

Hi Steve emailed 4.0.4 to you
But I'm don't care for it
I am running 3.7.6
And I have a script that quits it and restarts it's at 6 AM and at 6 PM


cheers

Title: Re: EvoCam
Post by: Steve on October 28, 2016, 04:33:21 AM

Thanks so much, Randall.

I too like 3.7.6 better than the early version of 4.0 that I tested. It lost several features I relied on. That's about when I quits on me, too.

Xair, I use EvoCom because it can be used with several cameras, which WeatherCat's tools can't do.   

Title: Re: EvoCam
Post by: awilltx on October 28, 2016, 12:10:04 PM

There seem to be many different versions that you guys are running. I am on 4.3 but don't have a download to share. I really like this app so maybe it can/will be revived in the future.


Alan

Title: Re: EvoCam
Post by: Randall75 on October 28, 2016, 02:42:32 PM

Alan
 If you want a compreesed copy of it just control click  d then compress it


cheers


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