Syphon is created by Tom Butterworth and Anton Marini provides framework for VJ software. This framework is a library available connection between processes of image data on the identical host, and the architecture brought by IOSurface gives less delay. This utility allows image data as TCP/IP on network to realize network transparency. Compared with AirPlay, credibility might be lower, however this trait is small latency especially customized for VJ. By selecting the appropriate encode to network bandwidth you use, even on poor network environment it can carry out delivery without quality loss on image data.

We also provide UDPSyphon, TLRemoteCamera for iOS, TLSyphonViewer for iOS



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[Just do-010] TCPSyphon - Syphon via TCP/IP

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Attention "AppNap" on OSX10.9

App Nap is a new feature in OS X Mavericks that automatically reduces system resources to certain applications that are not currently in use. But we don't want to work it. Let's disable!

defaults write sg.techlife.TCPSyphonClient NSAppSleepDisabled -bool YES
defaults write sg.techlife.TCPSyphonServer NSAppSleepDisabled -bool YES

How to Disable App Nap in OS X Mavericks

Product requirements

  • OS: OSX 10.7,10.8,10.9. and 10.8 is recommended. If you want to use these software on OSX10.9, Attention "AppNap" Trap!
  • Network: router and/or wire-line connection supporting gigabit recommended, or Wi-Fi connection with 801.11n 5GHz
  • Framerate: depends on network bandwidth, the number of connections from client to server. Targeting 60 fps

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About version 1.60

Thanks to suggestion by DJ Oscar Troya.
  • Stay on Menu-Bar.
  • fix server's reconnection algorithm.
  • (Ver1.61) Display data size

About version 1.50

  • support multiple instance of TCPSyphonServer on a Host.(Max 10 instances)

About version 1.40

Thanks to suggestion by Resolume team.
  • support multiple Syphon outputs in host application.

About version 1.30

  • fix rarely crash problem

About version 1.20

  • disabled AppNap on OSX10.9
  • automatically try reconnecting when disconnection.

About version 1.10

  • support PNG encode, fix to query IP Address

About version 1.00

  • Quick-build release

License

  • TCPSyphon, test suite, and our provided reference implementations are licensed under a Simplified BSD software license.
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