How am I doing this?
Not only am I syncing content with the immersion 2.0, But I’m also syncing the colors using
the Govee Flow pro bars still mounted underneath my TV cabinet, all at the same time.
But where are the cameras?
What kind of wizardry is this??
You have my word….No tricks and fancy edits.
The Govee cameras have been inside of your field of view, for the entire time…..
If you wanna know how I pulled this off, and even more importantly, how you can do it
too, with zero cameras in sight, and the Govee Immersion performing just as with
any regular set up, hit that Like button and subscribe, because I’m pulling the veil
back on this MTS camera hack, right now.
Now guys, if you’re only concerned with moving the Govee camera, off of your TV screen,
then you have a few other option outside of what Im going to be showing you in this video.
You can A, mount the camera onto your sound bar, as I did for several months.
B, You can mount the camera on the edge of your media stand upside down using double
sided tape as I've seen a few Tubers doing.
Or C, you can even mount the camera onto a monitor riser such as this one if you have
the clearance beneath the bottom of your TV,
which I think is an even better option , so your camera isn’t at risk of getting bumped
or damaged by people walking by
But with any of these options, the camera is still going to make its presence known,
given its hefty size and boom-arm-like design that causes it to protrude outward by several
inches.
So if you’re interested in truly concealing your immersion camera so well, that when your
buddies swing by for a gaming sess, they think that you’re running some kind of internal
data source such as Hyperion of the sync box, then this solution is the way to go.
Alright, let's take a closer look to figure this all out...
See there?
Look very closely….
Be honest, did you spot them immediately?
See there, if it was a snake, it would have bit you.
How’s that for camouflage?
My 2 cameras are hidden are down inside of a catch-all storage tray which completely
shields them from being spotted from the front and from side angles. , and to take it a step
further, the cameras are covered with black polished stones to make them also difficult
to spot, from an aerial point of view.
So at a glance, the tray simply looks like a decor accent.
And the camera wires are being fed through the narrow back channel of this monitor riser,
which also aids in concealing where my cables meet my raceway, and it makes the Catch-All
tray even less assuming.
Now in order to duplicate this hack, the following are all the supplies that you’re going to
need:
A) You're gonna need a Catch-All storage tray that accommodates
the dimensions of the camera or cameras depending
on your set up.
This particular tray that I am using measures 6.9X6.9X1.9 . I already had this tray on hand
for about a year, and it looks like brown is the only available color now on Amazon
unfortunately.
But I will
include some good alternatives in the descriptionbelow. B)
You’re also going to need about 2 lbs of polished black stones
C) You're most likely going to requite a usb 3.0
extension cable especially if your TV is mounted
to the wall like mine D) A 1 inch hole saw, and a few 1 inch silicone
grommet plugs E) A Computer monitor riser that you see here,
that has a narrow cable channel in the back, perfect for feeding the camera wires through.
This is actually more or so optional, but they do come in black, brown, grey and white
and the measurement is 9x18x2 inched F) And finally, a pack of scotch restickable
dots
And don’t worry, we’re going to walk through what each of these items are going to be used
for.
STEP 1 Once you have everything on
hand, the very 1st thing that you’ll want to do is measure to obtain the precise center
of 1 side of the Catch-All tray if you’re only running a single camera, or you’ll
simply locate the center points accordingly as I did, for a dual set up.
And then you’ll remove the rubber mat insert mat and drill your 1 inch holes
STEP 2 Once that’s set, you’ll take your silicone
grommet plugs and insert them into the holes.
This gives the cut outs a cleaner look, but it also serves in preventing the polished
stones, that we’ll add a little later, from falling out of the tray and onto your media
stand.
STEP 3 The next step is not absolutely necessary,
because once the stones are added into the tray, the tray is not going to slide around
easily, but if you want to be sure that you don’t need to recalibrate the cameras frequently
if the tray gets bumped, you can use velcro squares such as these.
Place one set on the bottom of the tray itself, and the other onto your media stand.
STEP 4 For step 4, take those restickable scotch
dots and place them on the back of the camera on the areas that will make direct contact
with the bottom of the tray.
These dots aren’t permanent and they won’t damage the camera or the tray, but they’ll
add some additional friction so the the camera stays put.
Which means less fuss with recalibration
STEP 5 Reinsert the rubber mat into the tray, and
then feed the camera usb cable through the grommet as shown, before securing the camera
down onto the rubber mat with the scotch dots.
STEP 6 For step 6, grab your trusty polished stones
and carefully lay them down ensuring that every area of the camera is covered with the
exception of the camera head.
You’ll notice that I created a bit of a slope in the stones as we move closer down
to the
camera lenses.
This is necessary to make sure that the stones do not obstruct the view of the camera.
Another huge benefit of using the polished stones in this manner, is that it really helps
to stabilize the camera and keep it balanced, being that they are placed in a very unconventional
position that doesn’t allow them to lay flush with the bottom of the tray.
Alright guys, and for the final step, place the Catch All
tray down onto the center of your media stand about 7 to 8 inches back from the TV so that
the camera can capture a nice wide view of the screen.
Attach the camera usb to the USB 3.0 extension cable and then plug it directly into your
immersion control box behind your TV.
And then you can conceal the cable as needed for your particular set up.
If your TV is not mounted, this will be even easier, but if you have it up on the wall
you’ll need to run the wire up a raceway or through the wall for the cleanest look
possible.
All that’s left to do after that, is to recalibrate
the camera, and you’re in business.
No more cameras breaking up your sleek media center anymore….
I know that the Govee camera system has been a huge deterrent and barrier to entry for
a lot of ambilight enthusiasts.
But with this DIY solution that I’m putting out there for the world to see, I think that
it makes owning and operating the immersion and or flow pro light bars a lot more tolerable,
at least for the time being.
If you have a friend that just can’t get over the look of Govee camera, send them the
link to this video.
Now, I’ve been running this set up for several weeks now, without any major issue.
And to prove that this solution isn’t a gimmick and doesn’t sacrifice performance,
here is the current view of both my left and my right Govee camera.
Each lens is able to capture the entire screen from corner to corner, and from top to bottom.
And as you can see., the colors are being track just as well as they were when my cameras
were mounted to the bottom of my sound bar.
My LG CX looks so much better now, and as a content creator that’s frequently shooting
my TV, you’re viewing experience will be improved moving forward as well.
My only regret is that I didn’t think of this camera hack sooner, because it would
have made a lot of previous videos even cleaner.
And the only real drawback that I could find with this particular set up, is if you’re
someone that like to swivel your TV , the camera will not be able to capture The screen
correctly at at all angles.
So If you’re one of the rare few that moves your TV around a lot, then you’ll simply
have to mount the camera to the TV itself or the sound bar solution as I have done in
the past.
Now for those that have been subbed for a while now, you’ll notice that I moved a
few other things around on my media stand.
My PS5 has been relocate to the far left corner in the vertical position.
Which I will be doing a number of videos on in the near future.
My PS4 pro has been moved into my living room where I actually just successfully installed
the immersion 2.0 onto my 75 inch TV.
And finally my PS3 slim has been relocated inside
my TV cabinet, since I do very much still
use it, just not nearly as much as with my PS5.
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And of course, make sure that you subscribe if you haven’t already.
I’ll see you guys in the next one, but until then, peace.