OSX support for Gige Vision cameras?

Is there any support in OS X for the huge line of Gige Vision cameras now available? There are only a few USB and Firewire cameras that work well with OS X. If I could use Gige cameras, it would open up a multitude of options for me, but I can't find any mention of support or SDKs for the Gige Vision protocol in Mountain Lion.

Transini wrote:
Is there any support in OS X for the huge line of Gige Vision cameras now available? ...
I do not use Gige, so I cannot test this with OS X, but it seems not.
This GEViCAM page http://www.gevicam.com/products/peripherals.html states that a PC is "... required for GEViCAM cameras..."
This GEViCAM page http://www.gevicam.com/downloads/sdk.html states that "... GEViCAM's software is officially supported under Microsoft Windows... Please contact us on SDK for other OS."
I suggest you contact GEViCAM directly http://www.gevicam.com/contactus/gevicam.html and ask them if their product can work with your system.
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