3rd party iPhone, iPad and iOS app now available

[fjhdavid]

I have an Iphone and I would like to use vitamin D in remote operations, but I have no mac....

please, as soon as you can, think to a windows version and I will beta test it!

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François

[OCB]

I've using iVDV for about 10 days now - and I have to say it's rather addictive

Congrats to the developer - I'll be making a donation in the near future.

It does have issues, but given that it came from a "free-time" single developer - I'm not complaining. He's given me something I don't have (but should) with VDV.

Example - a couple of days ago, I saw a large van driving into my driveway. I was alerted right away, and thankfully it was just someone (again) using my driveway for turning.
If it had been anything more suspicious, I'd have been straight onto the cops.

It's also useful when the missus is at home, as she doesn't always here the doorbell. A quick call on her mobile, and I knew she had answered the door.

[Cacio]

Hi,
I can only start with a "wow".
For a "version 1" ipad app, you surely implemented quite a nice frontend to VitaminD, more or less exactly what I had hoped from the VitaminD people for the last couple of years since I discovered their amazing software.

Having just activated my test period today I will have 14 days to decide if I want to go ahead with the purchase:
your asking price for the server component is a bit steep, especially if you then announce that there will also be monthly charges for the streaming part.

I cannot say much yet on the server component, in the sense that it "just works", but I would have some enhancement requests for the ipad app:

- when I am in the "clips" view page with the previews, give me an easy way to change the active filter.
For example, if I want to switch from "all objects" to "people", I currently have to go back to Cameras and then select a new view.

- related to the above point, dont ask me every time for my desired filter, remember the last used one and jump from the camera page directly to the "clips" page.

- I would love to have a selection page of all dates with activity.
Currently the display initially jumps to "today", and I can then swipe left-right for going back and forward one day at the time.
If I press the calendar icon, I get a "select date" prompt.
Instead of that "select date" (or even in addition to that option), I would like to have a view with all days where activity was present, and and easy way to jump to a day there directly and easily.

-last point is more a question than a request:
for the streaming part over the net when working away from the local network, why do you have the need to stream through your cloud and not directly from home-server to the ipad app?
Your cloud could just act as the middleman for the initial handshake, but I dont see the reason for actually receiving and mirroring my webcam stream.

A brilliant software, can't wait for your future developments, and possibly for a reduction on the server component price, what about an introductory offer?

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Cacio

[OCB]

Well, I have to say I'm stuck with this.
I've dropped 2 support tickets to the iVDV app over the past few weeks - but no response. Maybe he'll look here?

I can't find any way to *buy* the server (Mac) component.
I've obviously run out of the trail period, and I lose the ability to connect back after a short period.

I've not found any link on the website, or in the app, to buy the thing!

Which is a shame, as I need this app

[GirlinLA]

Will there ever be a Vitamin D app for iPhone that doesn't involve a Mac computer? Or do I have this wrong...? When I checked this out on the App Store it says you have to also have the iVDV server installed on at least one Mac. I have a PC at home and a Mac at work but can't download the server onto a work computer.

[ryan]

Hi GirlInLA,

Any official VDV features added will continue to be cross platform. The iVDV remote access app was developed by Alistair, I am unsure whether he has plans for a windows version or not.