Option to add camera view about threedy HOT 8 CLOSED

I like the idea for this.
I'm thinking a good functionality would be to be able to switch between animation/camera view with a click/tap on the animation, providing the user with a default-camera or default-animation option in the config.
Another possibility would be a button at the bottom to pop open the video feed in a modal.
Thoughts?

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I think the default would be camera if you specify a camera.
Also, since the view is constrained to ~50% of the cards width, the feed may be cropped. A solution to this would be a click opens up a modal with the proper aspect ratio. Instead of clicking to switch between views, I could implement a swiping/scrolling feature between the two.

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I'm ordering a webcam for my OctoPrint server so I can rapidly push out this feature as soon as possible while keeping quality a priority. From what I gather, video feeds are accessible by either a stream or MJPEG uri -- these seem relatively easy to implement.

As far as how we would switch between views, I feel that my previous idea of swiping is not the way to go --- this would hinder workflow for mouse users. I'm going to instead refactor some of my code to add a camera button to the "header" of the card -- in the same space as the power and light icons. In this case, the previous idea of a pop-up modal will be sufficient.

Thoughts?

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@dangreco I actually have my octoprint webcam set up as a camera in HA. I wonder if it would make sense to just have the user just add a camera to their config and be able to pick it from a dropdown during card configuration.

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Sounds good. Would you set either the camera or the animation as a default then?

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I agree with @dangreco regarding the behavior. I think the animation itself is a staple feature of the card, but having a live view accessible via the card would be quite nice as well!

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@dangreco I actually have my octoprint webcam set up as a camera in HA. I wonder if it would make sense to just have the user just add a camera to their config and be able to pick it from a dropdown during card configuration.

completely agree with this approach.

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This has officially been implemented in the latest release. Thanks so much for your input!!

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