Isadora won't activate video capture devices without external software.

vienastadas

Hi all,

I have encountered an issue - when using live capture there is no video stream from webcam (tried built in and external one) while audio seems to be working. To enable stream from a webcam I need to install external software (like youcam for win) which activates the camera externally. The problem escalates when I attempt to use two webcams - for that I need to use two separate versions of external software (youcam and manycam in this case) to activate both on separate instances. Is there no way to solve this issue without getting entangled so much.

Many thanks

T.

Skulpture

Are both webcam's the same make and model by any chance?

vienastadas

Nope, that's not the issue. (I gave up on that idea). The point is, no matter what I use, a built in webcam, an external one, I've tried to use a DSLR just now, all of them need a separate instance of external software to be activated. I have tried to use all three now, and I needed three solutions - youcam, manycam and sparkocam. Which is a bit irritating :)

Michel

@vienastadas

What version of Isadora are you using?

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Michel

vienastadas

Hi, it is the 1.3.of24 on Win7.

Michel

@vienastadas

Would you mind downloading the newest version (stable 1.3.1f06) and try if that solves the problem?

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Michel

vienastadas

Thanks, but that did not solve the problem.

mark

OK, let's take it one step further: please download the latest 2.0 beta. You won't see the 2.0 features without the upgrade, but there are fixes and improvements in the video capture code.

Download links can be found at the bottom of this page

http://troikatronix.com/isadora-2-0-release-notes/

Best,
Mark