Thanks for this report on your tests. We saw a similar thing with the THETA V. MPC-HC could detect the hardware device driver (THETA V or THETA Z1) on Windows. However, other software such as Unity and OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) required the use of the software device driver. In addition, Unity also needed non-blank fields as described above.
Just so you know, for the THETA V,
| Web Cam Device | Used On | Note |
|---|---|---|
| THETA V | Mac OS and Windows only with MPC_HC | no driver software needed |
| THETA V FullHD and THETA V 4K | Other Windows software like OBS | driver software needed on Windows |
| THETA V FullHD and THETA V 4K with update for Unity | Works on most Windows software, including Unity | Basically incorporated the community hack for “software driver info” into the official driver |
The Windows software for the THETA V I’m referring to is here:
https://topics.theta360.com/en/faq/c_06_v/304_1/
This software may need to be updated for the THETA Z1.
I’m sharing old information right now, I need to test this more with the Z1 before I have an opinion on the current state of Z1 live streaming with Unity.
Note that if you have access to MacOS, it might be worth trying Unity on MacOS as it uses a different driver. The test below with the THETA V was done on a Windows machine with dual-boot MacOS.
Update 10/1 I am looking for the software driver for the Z1. Have you seen any download links for a Z1 live streaming driver? I have a note out to a person at RICOH about this.
On the Z1, I have this device on Windows 10, but it is not appearing in OBS.
If it’s not working on OBS, I don’t think it will work on Unity. I’m going to try and get the Z1 to stream with OBS before I test it with Unity.
I tried to stream with MPC-HC and I can’t get the video stream to appear right now.
