Case study
LinkCam: controlling Insta360 Link 2 through UVC extension research
LinkCam implements macOS menu-bar and command-line controls for the Insta360 Link 2 webcam. It uses standard UVC controls for pan, tilt and zoom, while its extension-unit investigation identifies a feature-mask bit and selector for AI tracking.
- Targets
- Protocol
- Category
- Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship
- Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed
Requirements & limits
- Prerequisites: macOS and an Insta360 Link 2 webcam.
- Prerequisites: macOS Command Line Tools to build from source.
- License: MIT license.
About this entry
The description was reviewed against primary sources.
Primary sources
- CONTRIBUTING.md GitHub · fmontes/linkcam · Revision f4c3d87
- README.md GitHub · fmontes/linkcam · Revision f4c3d87
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