Camsketch

Sketch on a tablet, and have the image overlayed on a video stream. Inspired by Ishii and Kobayashi's ClearBoard.

Prerequisities

• A computer with a webcam and a recent version of Mac OS X (10.10 and 10.11 should work).

• Install CamTwist. Version 3.0 is recommended -- it does in fact work with OS X 10.11.1 (El Capitan).

Installation

1. Clone this repository:

    git clone https://github.com/pdubroy/camsketch
   

2. Run the installation script:

    cd camsketch
    bin/install.command
   

(You can also run it by double-clicking the file in Finder.)

Usage

1. In Skype/Hangouts/etc., make sure "CamTwist" is set as your camera source:

   

2. From the root directory of your Camsketch checkout, run the server script:

    python src/server/server.py
   

   This will launch CamTwist, and start a local web server which will be accessible on your local network:

   

3. On your tablet, open the URL that was displayed in the previous step.

4. Sketch on your tablet, and the image will be overlayed on your video stream.