josephang / magicmonitor

Magic Monitor The purpose of this script is to take video / data input from consoles via third-party HDMI / DP to USB Device. It's for people with a game console that want to use their high performance monitor rather than TV while also using monitor as PC monitor.

Magic Monitor

• The purpose of this script is to take video / data input from consoles via third-party HDMI / DP to USB Device.
• It's for people with a game console that want to use their high performance monitor rather than TV while also using monitor as PC monitor.
• You can download to play right away or add it to your project.
• You can test it on my website: https://joeworkbench.net/MagicMonitor

For Those in a Hurry

• All you really need is MagicMonitor.html. You can download and launch it on your favorite browser.
• Go into your Browser Settings and search for Webcam and Microphone.
• Set the Default device to your Usb Device connected from your console and to your PC.
• Depending on the distance to your console, an hdmi/dp repeater might be necessary.
• An hdmi splitter will be necessary if you wish to use a TV as well.

Features

• Uses a browser as a monitor to display game console / media connected via USB
• Utilizes the webcam and microphone functionality native to most modern browsers
• Can take advantage of the "media popout feature" found in some browsers

Requirements

• A third-party USB device for console input
• A modern browser with webcam and microphone functionality

Installation

• To install for Users:

1. Download MagicMonitor.html from above.
2. Open the MagicMonitor.html file in your preferred browser.
3. Connect your USB device for console input.

• To install Standalone for Developers

1. Clone the repository
2. mv MagicMonitor/CodeSplitting/testMagicMonitor MagicMonitor/index.html
3. mv MagicMonitor/JS/testMagicMonitor MagicMonitor/JS/main.js
4. rm MagicMonitor.html README.md -(optional, but recommended)
5. In your new index.html

• Locate

    <link rel="stylesheet" href="./CSS/MM.css">
    <script type="module" src="./JS/MagicMonitor.js" ></script>
    <script type="module" src="./JS/testMagicMonitor.js" ></script>

• Modify

    <link rel="stylesheet" href="./CodeSplitting/CSS/MM.css">
    <script type="module" src="./CodeSplitting/JS/MagicMonitor.js" ></script>
    <script type="module" src="./CodeSplitting/JS/testMagicMonitor.js" ></script>

6. Code examples can be found below should you wish to only use MagicMonitor.js as a Code Snippet.

Usage

1. Run the MagicMonitor.html file in your browser.
2. Follow browser instructions to set your USB Device as default for both webcam and mic.

For Developers

• I have made MagicMonitor.js which has all the methods you need.
• To add it to your JS import add:

In your HTML:

<script type="module" src="./JS/MagicMonitor.js"></script>

<div id="container">
  <video autoplay="true" id="videoElement"></video>
</div>

In your JavaScript:

import MagicMonitor from './MagicMonitor.js';

• See my code testMagicMonitor.jsfor examples using the methods.
• I have also included an optional Basic CSS class MM.css to make it look decent if you're ok with the sizing.

The File Structure is:

  index.html (testMagicMonitor)
  |
  |--JS/
  |   |
  |   |--MagicMonitor.js   
  |--CSS/
  |   |
  |   |--MM.css
  |
  |

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! I currently do not have a contribution guidelines link for more information.

License

This project is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 1.0 International License.

Author

This project was created by Joseph Ang and README.ME co-authored by OpenAI's ChatGPT.

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