chris clepper said this at Wed, 5 Mar 2003 14:36:45 -0600:
pix_videoDarwin: could not make new SG channnel pix_videoDarwin: could not set SG ChannelBounds pix_videoDarwin: could not set SG ChannelUsage
these messages mean that you do not have a QuickTime compatible video capture device attached to your machine and configured correctly.
Ohhhh.... so *that's* how you do it. I was wondering for a while (idly) if there was anything that would do real-time capture in Gem. I had no idea it was sitting under my nose. Plugged in a miniDV cam to the FireWire port, and it Just Worked (tm). Excellent.
A few questions about (future?) functionality: will it support multiple devices? Can I use it at above 320x240 at some point? The last one would be very nice, as DV (with "high quality" enabled) *should* give stunningly clear results.
yes. create [pix_videodarwin 720 480] and it will be DV resolution. i'll have to check the source to see if HQ is enabled (it's is on pix_film). multiple devices is a bit trickier but i think we can hack in the standard vdig control panel. someone showed me the code the other day. now if i only had multiple capture devices....
This is a real kick in the behind to get to know how to use Gem more, especially with the nice, seamless choosing of an external display.
there will be more fine tuning of the external display use.
Thanks, Jamie and Chris (and Mark and IOhannes, etc....)
you're welcome.
cgc
adam
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